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Household of John R Sinclair (born 1849, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

John R Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Sinclair, born in 1849 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Joan Sinclair, born in 1850 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margery Catherine (born 1878 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen Margaret (born 1880 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Mother-In-Law, Margery (born 1815 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John R's Sister-In-Law, Catharine (born 1851 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John R's Brother-In-Law, Peter (born 1854 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John R's Brother-In-Law, Charles (born 1858 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John R Sinclair's household

Male

John R

Sinclair

Head
Female

Joan

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margery Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ellen Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margery

Gray

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catharine

Gray

Sister-In-Law
Male

Peter

Gray

Brother-In-Law
Male

Charles

Gray

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John R
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Sinclair

Head

Married

32

1849

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Sinclair

Wife

Married

31

1850

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margery Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margery

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catharine

Gray

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Gray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Gray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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