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Household of James Sinclair (born 1842, 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.

James Sinclair and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1842 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina Sinclair, born in 1856 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Miller, born in 1856 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Miller

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

39

1842

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Sinclair

Wife

Married

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

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