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Household of Thomas Mitchell (born 1827, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ratho, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mitchell, born in 1827 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mitchell, born in 1828 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1849 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maitland (born 1872 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Maggie Mitchell, born in 1879 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Mitchell's household

Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Head
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Maitland

Mitchell

Son
Female

Maggie

Mitchell

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mitchell

Head

Married

54

1827

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

Married

32

1849

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Maitland

Mitchell

Son

-

9

1872

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

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