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Household of Isabella Alquest (born 1823, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.

Isabella Alquest and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Alquest, born in 1823 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Isabella was the head of the household, married to John Flett, born in 1795 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Boarder, John (born 1795 in Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella's Boarder, Janet (born 1801 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Isabella Alquest's household

Female

Isabella

Alquest

Head
Male

John

Flett

Boarder
Female

Janet

Flett

Boarder
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Alquest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Alquest

Head

Married

58

1823

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Flett

Boarder

Widower

86

1795

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Flett

Boarder

Unmarried

80

1801

Orkney, Scotland

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