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Household of Jessie Sinclair (born 1807, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Jessie Sinclair and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Sinclair, born in 1807 in Lerwick, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Jane, born 1839 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Servant, Christina (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie's Nurse, Violet (born 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Jessie Sinclair's household

Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Head
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

McPherson

Servant
Female

Violet

Ross

Nurse
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Lerwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Jessie

Sinclair

Head

Widow

74

1807

Lerwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Violet

Ross

Nurse

Unmarried

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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