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Household of Thomas Mitchell (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dairsie, Fife, 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.

Thomas Mitchell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mitchell, born in 1847 in Moonzie, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret H Galbraith Or Mitchell, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie Mcpherson (born 1877 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and David H G (born 1881 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas's Nurse, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Mitchell's household

Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Head
Female

Margaret H

Galbraith Or Mitchell

Wife
Female

Jessie Mcpherson

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

David H G

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jessie

Scott

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Swanston

Nurse
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mitchell

Head

Married

34

1847

Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret H

Galbraith Or Mitchell

Wife

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie Mcpherson

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

David H G

Mitchell

Son

-

0

1881

Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swanston

Nurse

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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