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Household of Margaret Mitchell (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, Midlothian, 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.

Margaret Mitchell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Mitchell, born in 1831 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to Thomas Mitchell, born in 1850 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1863 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1870 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Creighton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Margaret Mitchell's household

Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Head
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Son
Male

David

Mitchell

Son
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

Robert

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Grandson
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Mitchell

Head

Married

50

1831

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Mitchell

Son

Widower

31

1850

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Mitchell

Son

-

11

1870

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Grandson

-

5

1876

Creighton, Midlothian, Scotland

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