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Household of William Mitchell (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mitchell, born in 1842 in Newchurch, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Mitchell, born in 1845 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1866 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), John William (born 1874 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1879 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Thomas Laney, born in 1815 in Ireland.


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

John William

Mitchell

Son
Female

Emma

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Esther

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Laney

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

39

1842

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Mitchell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

John William

Mitchell

Son

Single

7

1874

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Emma

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Esther

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Laney

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Ireland

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