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Household of John Mitchell (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1839 in Buckingham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Mitchell, born in 1844 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John William (born 1866 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1868 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1875 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Florance (born 1879 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Varlow, born in 1857 in Lincolnshire, England.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Nancy

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John William

Mitchell

Son
Male

George H

Mitchell

Son
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Florance

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Varlow

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Buckingham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

42

1839

Buckingham, Lincolnshire, England

Nancy

Mitchell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

John William

Mitchell

Son

Single

15

1866

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

George H

Mitchell

Son

Single

13

1868

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Mitchell

Son

Single

11

1870

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Varlow

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Lincolnshire, England

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