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Household of Alexander Sinclair (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.

Alexander Sinclair and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sinclair, born in 1836 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Sinclair (born 1805 in Keiss, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Brother, Robert (born 1843 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1846 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Sinclair (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexander Sinclair's household

Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Head
Female

Sinclair

Sinclair

Mother
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Brother
Female

Jessie

Brown

Servant
Female

Sinclair

Annal

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sinclair

Head

Unmarried

45

1836

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Sinclair

Sinclair

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Keiss, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Brother

Unmarried

38

1843

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Sinclair

Annal

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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