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Household of John Sinclair (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, Orkney, 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 1828 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1830 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1855 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane F (born 1874 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jane F

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

53

1828

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

51

1830

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

10

1871

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Jane F

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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