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Household of David Sinclair (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sinclair, born in 1832 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1846 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Margaret (born 1793 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), David's Sister, Margaret (born 1828 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and David's Visitor, Margaret (born 1864 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Sinclair's household

Male

David

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Mother
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Sister
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sinclair

Head

Married

49

1832

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife

Married

35

1846

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Mother

Widow

88

1793

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Sister

Unmarried

53

1828

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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