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Household of John Mitchell (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mitchell, born in 1837 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Emily L (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine L (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert M (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William D (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Georgina (born 1860 in Duthil, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Leonard ? (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Grace

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Emily L

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Catherine L

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Robert M

Mitchell

Son
Male

William D

Mitchell

Son
Female

Georgina

Mackenzie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wool

Servant
Male

Leonard ?

Felder

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Mitchell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily L

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine L

Mitchell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert M

Mitchell

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William D

Mitchell

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Mackenzie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Duthil, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Wool

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Leonard ?

Felder

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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