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Household of John Sinclair (born 1840, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1840 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1840 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John C (born 1866 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), William C (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Ellen W (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Ann D C (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1880 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Ann Cromarty, born in 1800 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John C

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

William C

Sinclair

Son
Female

Ellen W

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ann D C

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cromarty

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

41

1840

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John C

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William C

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen W

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann D C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Cromarty

Mother-In-Law

Widow

81

1800

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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