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Household of John Mitchell (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1848 in Exmouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1850 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; James J (born 1872 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England), Lydia A (born 1873 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), William F (born 1878 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, William J (born 1855 in Gloucestershire, England) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1854 in Huntly, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

James J

Mitchell

Son
Female

Lydia A

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William F

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William J

Gurney

Visitor
Female

Mary

Gurney

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Exmouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

33

1848

Exmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dymock, Gloucestershire, England

James J

Mitchell

Son

Single

9

1872

Dymock, Gloucestershire, England

Lydia A

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

William F

Mitchell

Son

Single

3

1878

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Gurney

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Gurney

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Huntly, Gloucestershire, England

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