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Household of John Mitchell (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1830 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Mitchell, born in 1829 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elisabeth (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Joan (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Harriet (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son-In-Law
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Harriet

Watson

Granddaughter
Female

Marion

Watson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

51

1830

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Harriet

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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