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Household of Alexander Sinclair (born 1841, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

Alexander Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sinclair, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Sinclair, born in 1853 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Sinclair's household

Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Head
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McAdie

Servant
Female

Annie

McAdie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sinclair

Head

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

McAdie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

McAdie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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