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Household of John Sinclair (born 1837, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Papa Stour, 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 1837 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Gideon (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Hannah May (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Williamina (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John Robert (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Gideon

Sinclair

Son
Female

Hannah May

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
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

44

1837

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gideon

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Hannah May

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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