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Household of James Fraser (born 1824, 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 Fraser and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fraser, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Fraser, born in 1825 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Christina Spence, born in 1861 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Fraser's household

Male

James

Fraser

Head
Female

Janet

Fraser

Wife
Male

David

Fraser

Son
Male

John

Fraser

Son
Female

Christina

Spence

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Fraser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fraser

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Fraser

Wife

Married

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

David

Fraser

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

John

Fraser

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

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