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Household of James Flett (born 1851, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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 Flett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Flett, born in 1851 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Flett, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Georgina (born 1875 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Emily M (born 1879 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and William M (born 1881 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Robina Spence, born in 1864 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Flett's household

Male

James

Flett

Head
Female

Mary

Flett

Wife
Female

Georgina

Flett

Daughter
Male

James

Flett

Son
Female

Emily M

Flett

Daughter
Male

William M

Flett

Son
Female

Robina

Spence

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Flett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Flett

Head

Married

30

1851

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Flett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

Georgina

Flett

Daughter

-

6

1875

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

James

Flett

Son

-

4

1877

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Emily M

Flett

Daughter

-

2

1879

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

William M

Flett

Son

-

0

1881

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Spence

Servant

-

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

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