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Household of Robert Mitchell (born 1813, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Robert Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mitchell, born in 1813 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sarah J, born 1844 in Stonehouse, Devon, England. He had 2 grandchildren; George N H (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and J R M (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Robert (born 1849 in Devonport, Devon, England), Robert's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Lynn, Norfolk, England), Robert's Lodger, Eleanor (born 1853 in Essex, England) and Robert's Lodger, Alice (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Robert Mitchell's household

Male

Robert

Mitchell

Head
Female

Sarah J

Brown

Daughter
Male

George N H

Brown

Grand Son
Male

J R M

Brown

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Limpin

Lodger
Male

James

Purt

Lodger
Female

Eleanor

Purt

Lodger
Female

Alice

Lutt

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mitchell

Head

Widower

68

1813

Devon, England

Sarah J

Brown

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Stonehouse, Devon, England

George N H

Brown

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

J R M

Brown

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Robert

Limpin

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Devonport, Devon, England

James

Purt

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Eleanor

Purt

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Essex, England

Alice

Lutt

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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