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Household of John Sinclair (born 1824, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 1824 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Sinclair, born in 1826 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Magnus (born 1855 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert (born 1859 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wife's Brother, Henry (born 1824 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Niece, Margaret (born 1873 in England) and John's Niece, Edith (born 1876 in England).
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John Sinclair's household
John
Sinclair
Head
Barbara
Sinclair
Wife
Magnus
Sinclair
Son
Robert
Sinclair
Son
Henry
Henderson
Wife's Brother
Margaret
Henderson
Niece
Edith
Henderson
Niece
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Sinclair | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Barbara | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Magnus | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Henry | Henderson | Wife's Brother | Widower | 57 | 1824 | Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Henderson | Niece | - | 8 | 1873 | England | |
Edith | Henderson | Niece | - | 5 | 1876 | England |
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