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Household of James Sinclair (born 1815, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, 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 8 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 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1824 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Joan (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Visitor, Thomas (born 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Thomas (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Joan

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

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

Household members (9 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

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife

Married

57

1824

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Married

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Visitor

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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