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Household of James Sinclair (born 1817, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1817 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1818 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland), Annie (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland), Robina (born 1857 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1861 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1818 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Barbara (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Sinclair's household
James
Sinclair
Head
Margaret
Sinclair
Wife
Mary
Sinclair
Daughter
Annie
Sinclair
Daughter
Robina
Sinclair
Daughter
James
Sinclair
Son
John
Muir
Servant
Barbara
Sroat
Servant
Alexander
Leslie
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Sinclair | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 63 | 1818 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Robina | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Muir | Servant | Unmarried | 63 | 1818 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Sroat | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Leslie | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland |
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