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Household of Joseph Mitchell (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Joseph Mitchell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mitchell, born in 1838 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mitchell, born in 1837 in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Annie (born 1873 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Emily (born 1880 in Fordington, Dorset, England) and Joseph Jr (born 1868 in Fordington, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Joseph's Boarder, Barrack (born 1847 in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England) and Joseph's Servant, Susan (born 1867 in Stratton, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Mitchell's household

Male

Joseph

Mitchell

Head
Female

Sarah

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Joseph Jr

Mitchell

Son
Male

William

Blondemer

Boarder
Male

Barrack

Vatcher

Boarder
Female

Susan

Fox

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fordington, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mitchell

Head

Married

43

1838

Fordington, Dorset, England

Sarah

Mitchell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Milton Abbas, Dorset, England

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Fordington, Dorset, England

Annie

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fordington, Dorset, England

Emily

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Fordington, Dorset, England

Joseph Jr

Mitchell

Son

Single

13

1868

Fordington, Dorset, England

William

Blondemer

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Fordington, Dorset, England

Barrack

Vatcher

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Milton Abbas, Dorset, England

Susan

Fox

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stratton, Dorset, England

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