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Household of John Mitchell (born 1808, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1808 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mitchell, born in 1818 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1847 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, Robert (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Wife
Male

David

Mitchell

Son
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Mitchell

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

73

1808

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Wife

Married

63

1818

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Granddaughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Mitchell

Grandson

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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