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Household of James Sinclair (born 1815, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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.

James Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1815 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Sinclair, born in 1819 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1850 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Marion

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

66

1815

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Marion

Sinclair

Wife

Married

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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