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Household of William Flett (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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.

William Flett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Flett, born in 1825 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Flett, born in 1832 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1858 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1863 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1875 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Flett's household

Male

William

Flett

Head
Female

Mary

Flett

Wife
Male

David

Flett

Son
Male

Robert

Flett

Son
Female

Isabella

Flett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Flett

Son
Male

William

Flett

Son
Male

Archibald

Flett

Son
Female

Jemima

Flett

Daughter
Female

Helen

Flett

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Flett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Flett

Head

Married

56

1825

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Flett

Wife

Married

49

1832

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

David

Flett

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Flett

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Flett

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Flett

Son

-

13

1868

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

William

Flett

Son

-

11

1870

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Archibald

Flett

Son

-

9

1872

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Flett

Daughter

-

6

1875

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Flett

Daughter

-

1

1880

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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