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Household of Basil Sinclair (born 1841, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid & South Yell, Shetland, 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.

Basil Sinclair and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Basil Sinclair, born in 1841 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Basil was the head of the household, married to Barbara G Sinclair, born in 1841 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane C (born 1873 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William L (born 1880 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Basil's Father, Laurence (born 1796 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Basil's Sister, Catherine (born 1829 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Basil Sinclair's household

Male

Basil

Sinclair

Head
Female

Barbara G

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Jane C

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

William L

Sinclair

Son
Male

Laurence

Sinclair

Father
Female

Catherine

Thomason

Sister
First name(s) Basil
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Basil

Sinclair

Head

Married

40

1841

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara G

Sinclair

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William L

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Sinclair

Father

Widower

85

1796

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Thomason

Sister

Widow

52

1829

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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