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Household of Peter Mitchell (born 1820, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Peter Mitchell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Mitchell, born in 1820 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mitchell, born in 1820 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1851 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1863 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Lizzie B (born 1850 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son-In-Law, Alex Hunter (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Grandson, Charles (born 1880 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter's Grandson, William B (born 1881 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter's Servant, Sophia (born 1862 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Christina (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Mitchell's household

Male

Peter

Mitchell

Head
Female

Eliza

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Male

Peter

Mitchell

Son
Male

Alex Hunter

Jack

Son-In-Law
Female

Lizzie B

Jack

Daughter
Male

Charles

Jack

Grandson
Male

William B

Jack

Grandson
Female

Sophia

Winchester

Servant
Female

Christina

Bisset

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Mitchell

Head

Married

61

1820

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Mitchell

Wife

Married

61

1820

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alex Hunter

Jack

Son-In-Law

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie B

Jack

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Jack

Grandson

-

1

1880

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William B

Jack

Grandson

-

0

1881

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sophia

Winchester

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Bisset

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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