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Household of James Sinclair (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1839 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sinclair, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Betsy G J (born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Eliza Jane (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Harriet (born 1872 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Robina Agnes (born 1874 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Caroline M C (born 1876 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Harriet

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Betsy G J

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Robina Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Caroline M C

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

42

1839

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Harriet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy G J

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Harriet

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Robina Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Caroline M C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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