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Household of James Sinclair (born 1836, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 1836 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1839 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; James W (born 1864 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), William P (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
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James Sinclair's household
James
Sinclair
Head
Isabella
Sinclair
Wife
James W
Sinclair
Son
John
Sinclair
Son
Alexander
Sinclair
Son
William P
Sinclair
Son
David
Sinclair
Son
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Daughter
Jane
Sinclair
Daughter
Isabella
Sinclair
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | 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 | 45 | 1836 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
James W | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Sinclair | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sinclair | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William P | Sinclair | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Sinclair | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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