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Household of James Oddie (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 Oddie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oddie, born in 1837 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Oddie, born in 1841 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1865 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Annabella (born 1880 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Janet Flett, born in 1802 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland.


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James Oddie's household

Male

James

Oddie

Head
Female

Mary

Oddie

Wife
Female

Mary

Oddie

Daughter
Male

James

Oddie

Son
Male

John

Oddie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Oddie

Daughter
Female

Annabella

Oddie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Flett

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Oddie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oddie

Head

Married

44

1837

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Oddie

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Oddie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

James

Oddie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

John

Oddie

Son

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Oddie

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Annabella

Oddie

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Flett

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

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