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Household of James Sinclair (born 1829, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

James Sinclair and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1829 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sinclair, born in 1830 in Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and Matilda (born 1866 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nurse Child, William (born 1880 in Middlesex, England), James's Nurse Child, Edward (born 1877 in Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Jane (born 1836 in Sussex, England), James's Lodgers Daughter, Alice (born 1866 in Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Maria (born 1836 in Hampshire, England), James's Lodgers Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Margaret (born 1836 in Ireland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Matilda

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Matilda

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Metcalf

Nurse Child
Male

Edward

Wharton

Nurse Child
Female

Jane

Young

Lodger
Female

Alice

Young

Lodgers Daughter
Female

Maria

Holloway

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Holloway

Lodgers Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

52

1829

Brighton, Sussex, England

Matilda

Sinclair

Wife

Married

51

1830

Hampshire, England

John

Sinclair

Son

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Matilda

Sinclair

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesex, England

William

Metcalf

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Edward

Wharton

Nurse Child

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Jane

Young

Lodger

Widow

45

1836

Sussex, England

Alice

Young

Lodgers Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesex, England

Maria

Holloway

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Holloway

Lodgers Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Margaret

Edwards

Lodger

Widow

45

1836

Ireland

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