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Household of John Sinclair (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 1845 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1845 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jane E (born 1864 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Williamina (born 1865 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jane E

Sinclair

Boarder
Female

Williamina

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sandway, 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

36

1845

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jane E

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Evans

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

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