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Household of James F Flett (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.

James F Flett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James F Flett, born in 1832 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James F was the head of the household, married to Mary A Flett, born in 1837 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Mary A (born 1868 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John S (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter C (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and James W (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James F's Servant, Mary A Garrioch, born in 1858 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland.


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James F Flett's household

Male

James F

Flett

Head
Female

Mary A

Flett

Wife
Female

Helen

Flett

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Flett

Daughter
Male

John S

Flett

Son
Male

David

Flett

Son
Male

Peter C

Flett

Son
Male

James W

Flett

Son
Female

Mary A

Garrioch

Servant
First name(s) James F
Last name Flett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James F

Flett

Head

Married

49

1832

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Flett

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Flett

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Flett

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John S

Flett

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

David

Flett

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Peter C

Flett

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James W

Flett

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Garrioch

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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