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Household of John Mitchell (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1846 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mitchell, born in 1851 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Henry Danks, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Mitchell

Son
Male

Henry

Danks

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

35

1846

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Mitchell

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Danks

Brother-In-Law

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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