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Household of William Mitchell (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Mitchell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mitchell, born in 1847 in Bow, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Mitchell, born in 1853 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Albert (born 1878 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Percival (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England), William's Servant, Henry (born 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William's Traveller, Harry (born 1859 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Traveller, Henry (born 1846 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William's Traveller, William (born 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Traveller, James (born 1850 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and William's Traveller, Benjamin (born 1853 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England).


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Harriet

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

Albert

Mitchell

Son
Male

Percival

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Clark

Servant
Male

Henry

Davis

Servant
Male

Harry

Barnes

Traveller
Male

Henry

Latham

Traveller
Male

William

Taft

Traveller
Male

James

Southall

Traveller
Male

Benjamin

Cyren

Traveller
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bow, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

34

1847

Bow, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Mitchell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Paddington, Middlesex, England

William

Mitchell

Son

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Albert

Mitchell

Son

Single

3

1878

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Percival

Mitchell

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Clark

Servant

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

Henry

Davis

Servant

Married

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harry

Barnes

Traveller

Single

22

1859

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Henry

Latham

Traveller

Single

35

1846

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Taft

Traveller

Widower

35

1846

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Southall

Traveller

Widower

31

1850

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Benjamin

Cyren

Traveller

Widower

28

1853

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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