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Household of David Sinclair (born 1836, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sinclair, born in 1836 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 9 children; Betsy (born 1869 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Archibald (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Sinclair's household

Male

David

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Betsy

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Archibald

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sinclair

Head

Married

45

1836

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter

-

5

1876

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Archibald

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

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