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Household of Catherine Sinclair (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, 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.

Catherine Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Sinclair, born in 1836 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; William (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Catherine Sinclair's household

Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Head
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

Magnus

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Sinclair

Head

Widow

45

1836

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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