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Household of John Mitchison (born 1853, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Mitchison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchison, born in 1853 in Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchison, born in 1853 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John E (born 1864 in Durham, England), May R (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Bill Quay, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1850 in Swalwell, Durham, England).


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John Mitchison's household

Male

John

Mitchison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchison

Wife
Male

John E

Mitchison

Son
Female

May R

Mitchison

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mitchison

Son
Male

George

Cook

Boarder
Male

William

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchison

Head

Married

28

1853

Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Mitchison

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John E

Mitchison

Son

Married

17

1864

Durham, England

May R

Mitchison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Robert

Mitchison

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

George

Cook

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bill Quay, Durham, England

William

Cook

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Swalwell, Durham, England

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