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Household of John Sinclair (born 1835, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1835 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Helen J (born 1866 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1872 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1810 in Morayshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, John F (born 1872 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Walter (born 1868 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Helen J

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Farquhar

Mother
Male

John F

Sinclair

Nephew
Male

James

Connon

Servant
Male

Walter

Benzie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Widower

46

1835

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Helen J

Sinclair

Daughter

-

15

1866

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Farquhar

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Morayshire, Scotland

John F

Sinclair

Nephew

-

9

1872

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Connon

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

Benzie

Visitor

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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