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Household of William Mitchell (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mitchell, born in 1842 in Lillington, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Mitchell, born in 1845 in Yetminster, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; David (born 1871 in Lillington, Dorset, England), Edward (born 1874 in Lillington, Dorset, England), Ernest R (born 1875 in Lillington, Dorset, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Lillington, Dorset, England), Lillie (born 1878 in Lillington, Dorset, England) and James (born 1880 in Lillington, Dorset, England).


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Alice

Mitchell

Wife
Male

David

Mitchell

Son
Male

Edward

Mitchell

Son
Male

Ernest R

Mitchell

Son
Male

Sidney

Mitchell

Son
Female

Lillie

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lillington, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

39

1842

Lillington, Dorset, England

Alice

Mitchell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yetminster, Dorset, England

David

Mitchell

Son

Single

10

1871

Lillington, Dorset, England

Edward

Mitchell

Son

Single

7

1874

Lillington, Dorset, England

Ernest R

Mitchell

Son

Single

6

1875

Lillington, Dorset, England

Sidney

Mitchell

Son

Single

5

1876

Lillington, Dorset, England

Lillie

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lillington, Dorset, England

James

Mitchell

Son

Single

1

1880

Lillington, Dorset, England

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