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Household of David Sinclair (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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.

David Sinclair and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sinclair, born in 1825 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Lydia Sinclair, born in 1822 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1857 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1863 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, William (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).


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David Sinclair's household

Male

David

Sinclair

Head
Female

Lydia

Sinclair

Wife
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Isbister

Servant
Male

William

Watson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sinclair

Head

Married

56

1825

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Lydia

Sinclair

Wife

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Isbister

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

William

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

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