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Household of Henry Sinclair (born 1833, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, 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.

Henry Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sinclair, born in 1833 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Henry's Brother, James (born 1836 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Grace (born 1851 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Henry Sinclair's household

Male

Henry

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary A

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Mother
Male

James

Sinclair

Brother
Female

Grace

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sinclair

Head

Married

48

1833

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary A

Sinclair

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Brother

Unmarried

45

1836

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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