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Household of John Mitchell (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Mitchell, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Catherine Mitchell, born in 1841 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Rachel

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Rachel

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

George

Mitchell

Son
Male

Andrew

Mitchell

Son
Female

Catherine

Mitchell

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Largo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

39

1842

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Mitchell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Mitchell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Mitchell

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Mitchell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mitchell

Sister

Unmarried

40

1841

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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