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Household of Joseph Mitchell (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

Joseph Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mitchell, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mitchell, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary Gribbens, born in 1862 in Ireland.


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Joseph Mitchell's household

Male

Joseph

Mitchell

Head
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mitchell

Son
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary

Gribbens

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mitchell

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Mitchell

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gribbens

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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