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Household of William Mitchell (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1849 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christian Mitchell, born in 1856 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie R (born 1875 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1879 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret A Peterkin, born in 1865 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Christian

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Jessie R

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Peterkin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

32

1849

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Mitchell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Mitchell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane A

Mitchell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Mitchell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Peterkin

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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