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Household of John Mitchell (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1846 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mitchell, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's -, Margaret (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's -, Esther (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Male

Duncan

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

McCallum

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

-
Female

Esther

Hamilton

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

35

1846

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Duncan

Mitchell

Son

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

McCallum

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

-

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Esther

Hamilton

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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