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Household of James Sinclair (born 1833, Caithness)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1833 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1830 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1866 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), James C S (born 1868 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and William W L (born 1870 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Andrew (born 1873 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Grandson, William (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James C S

Sinclair

Son
Male

William W L

Sinclair

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Grandson
Male

William

Sinclair

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

48

1833

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife

Married

51

1830

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

James C S

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William W L

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Grandson

-

8

1873

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Grandson

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

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