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Household of William Mitchell (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mitchell, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mitchell, born in 1832 in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1856 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, James Watt, born in 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Catherine

Mitchell

Wife
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Son
Male

James

Watt

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

50

1831

England

Catherine

Mitchell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Mitchell

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Mitchell

Daughter

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Mitchell

Son

-

3

1878

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Watt

Grandson

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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