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Household of Ellen Flaws (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

Ellen Flaws and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Flaws, born in 1836 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Flaws, born in 1861 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1861 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), George R (born 1865 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Mary (born 1826 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ellen's Visitor, Jane (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Ellen's Visitor, Malcolm (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Ellen Flaws's household

Female

Ellen

Flaws

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Flaws

Daughter
Male

James

Flaws

Son
Male

George R

Flaws

Son
Female

Helen

Flaws

Daughter
Male

John

Flaws

Son
Female

Mary

Flaws

Boarder
Female

Jane

Malcolmson

Visitor
Male

Malcolm

Malcolmson

Visitor
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Flaws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Flaws

Head

Married

45

1836

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary Ann

Flaws

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Flaws

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George R

Flaws

Son

-

16

1865

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Flaws

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Flaws

Son

-

4

1877

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Flaws

Boarder

Unmarried

55

1826

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Malcolmson

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Malcolm

Malcolmson

Visitor

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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