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Household of John Mitchell (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Mitchell, born in 1838 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jammina (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Amelia (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert F Watson, born in 1853 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jammina

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Watson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Mitchell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

-

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Mitchell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jammina

Mitchell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Amelia

Mitchell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert F

Watson

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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