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Household of Michael Mitchell (born 1801, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Michael Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Mitchell, born in 1801 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Joseph (born 1825 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1838 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1826 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1860 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George A (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Son In Law, Joseph Lyons, born in 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Michael Mitchell's household

Male

Michael

Mitchell

Head
Male

Joseph

Mitchell

Son
Female

Sarah A

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Mitchell

Grand Daughter
Male

George A

Mitchell

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Lyons

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Lyons

Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Mitchell

Head

Widower

80

1801

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Mitchell

Son

Single

56

1825

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Mitchell

Grand Daughter

Single

21

1860

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George A

Mitchell

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Mitchell

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Lyons

Son In Law

Married

45

1836

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lyons

Daughter

Married

55

1826

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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