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Household of Thomas Mitchell (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

Thomas Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mitchell, born in 1841 in Yarnscombe, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1843 in Merton, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England), Francis (born 1873 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1875 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England), Polly (born 1879 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England) and Jenny (born 1881 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's -, Sarah Mitchell, born in 1877 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England.


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Thomas Mitchell's household

Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

Francis

Mitchell

Son
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Son
Female

Sarah

Mitchell

-
Female

Polly

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jenny

Mitchell

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yarnscombe, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mitchell

Head

Married

40

1841

Yarnscombe, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Merton, Dorset, England

William

Mitchell

Son

Single

9

1872

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Francis

Mitchell

Son

Single

8

1873

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Thomas

Mitchell

Son

Single

6

1875

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Sarah

Mitchell

-

Single

4

1877

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Polly

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Jenny

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

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