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Household of John Mitchison (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchison, born in 1850 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchison, born in 1850 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Eliza Fenwick (born 1879 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and John (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Burns, born in 1868 in Heworth, Durham, England.


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John Mitchison's household

Male

John

Mitchison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchison

Wife
Female

Eliza Fenwick

Mitchison

Daughter
Male

John

Mitchison

Son
Female

Annie

Burns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Heworth, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchison

Head

Married

31

1850

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mitchison

Wife

Married

31

1850

Gateshead, Durham, England

Eliza Fenwick

Mitchison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Mitchison

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Burns

Servant

Single

13

1868

Heworth, Durham, England

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