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Household of James Flett (born 1817, 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 Flett and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Flett, born in 1817 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Flett, born in 1824 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1850 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1854 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1859 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Smith, born in 1855 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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James Flett's household
James
Flett
Head
Jane
Flett
Wife
Jane
Flett
Daughter
Thomas
Flett
Son
Robert
Flett
Son
David
Flett
Son
Mary
Smith
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Flett |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, 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 | 64 | 1817 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Flett | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Flett | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Flett | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Flett | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Flett | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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