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Household of Alexander Sinclair (born 1821, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirling, Peeblesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sinclair, born in 1821 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Sinclair, born in 1825 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1853 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1869 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1869 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Nellie (born 1880 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Sinclair's household
Alexander
Sinclair
Head
Helen
Sinclair
Wife
Martha
Sinclair
Daughter
James
Sinclair
Son
William
Sinclair
Son
Agnes
Sinclair
Daughter
Thomas
Sinclair
Son
Margaret
Brown
Granddaughter
Nellie
Sinclair
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Sinclair | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
James | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
William | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Sinclair | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brown | Granddaughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Nellie | Sinclair | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
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