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Household of James Sinclair (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1843 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1846 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret N (born 1873 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret N

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

38

1843

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret N

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

2

1879

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

-

0

1881

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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