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Household of William Fletcher (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Fletcher and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fletcher, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wright, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jessie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Widow, Margery (born 1851 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Fletcher's household

Male

William

Fletcher

Head
Female

Mary A

Wright

Wife
Male

John

Fletcher

Son
Female

Isabella

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Whitelaw

Boarder
Female

Margery

Whitelaw

Widow
First name(s) William
Last name Fletcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fletcher

Head

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Wright

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Fletcher

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Fletcher

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Whitelaw

Boarder

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margery

Whitelaw

Widow

Widow

30

1851

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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