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Household of William Mitchell (born 1850, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mitchell, born in 1850 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Mitchell, born in 1856 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Mitchell's household

Male

William

Mitchell

Head
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Janet

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

William

Wallace

Boarder
Male

Robert

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mitchell

Head

Married

31

1850

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Mitchell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wallace

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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