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Household of James Sinclair (born 1829, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1829 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Peter, born 1865 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Barbara Wallace, born in 1862 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland.


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Female

Barbara

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Widower

52

1829

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

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