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Household of Thomas Mitcheson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Mitcheson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mitcheson, born in 1833 in Swalwell, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitcheson, born in 1836 in Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Swalwell, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Swalwell, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Swalwell, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1876 in Swalwell, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1858 in Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, John Meens, born in 1861 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Mitcheson's household

Male

Thomas

Mitcheson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitcheson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mitcheson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitcheson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitcheson

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Mitcheson

Son
Male

John

Meens

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Meens

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mitcheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Swalwell, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mitcheson

Head

Married

48

1833

Swalwell, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mitcheson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cumberland, England

Thomas

Mitcheson

Son

Single

21

1860

Swalwell, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mitcheson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Swalwell, Durham, England

Margaret

Mitcheson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swalwell, Durham, England

Christopher

Mitcheson

Son

Single

5

1876

Swalwell, Durham, England

John

Meens

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Meens

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Cumberland, England

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