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Household of Janet Sinclair (born 1841, Sutherland)

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.

Janet Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Sinclair, born in 1841 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Maggie (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, Catherine (born 1841 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Janet's Brother, Roderick (born 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Janet's Brother, Duncan (born 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Janet Sinclair's household

Female

Janet

Sinclair

Head
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Moar

Servant
Male

Roderick

McPherson

Brother
Male

Duncan

McPherson

Brother
First name(s) Janet
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Sinclair

Head

Widow

40

1841

Sutherland, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

Moar

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Roderick

McPherson

Brother

Unmarried

32

1849

Sutherland, Scotland

Duncan

McPherson

Brother

Unmarried

32

1849

Sutherland, Scotland

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