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Household of Robert Mitchell (born 1833, 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.

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 1833 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1834 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Michael (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, James A (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Rebecca (born 1841 in Staincliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Mitchell's household

Male

Robert

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

James A

Idle

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Idle

Daughter
Male

Michael

Mitchell

Son
Female

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Martha

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Crossland

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mitchell

Head

Married

48

1833

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

James A

Idle

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Idle

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Mitchell

Son

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Crossland

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Staincliffe, Yorkshire, England

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