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Household of Josiah Sinclair (born 1816, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.
Josiah Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Sinclair, born in 1816 in Westerdale, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sinclair, born in 1821 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Caroline M M (born 1851 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland), Lizzie M (born 1854 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Frances W (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Boarder, John A (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Josiah's Boarder, Wallace G (born 1868 in England) and Josiah's Boarder, Angus (born 1869 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Josiah Sinclair's household
Josiah
Sinclair
Head
Jessie
Sinclair
Wife
Caroline M M
Sinclair
Daughter
Lizzie M
Sinclair
Daughter
Frances W
Sinclair
Son
John A
Smith
Boarder
Wallace G
Van Campen
Boarder
Angus
Burgess
Boarder
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Westerdale, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Sinclair | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Westerdale, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jessie | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Grange, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Caroline M M | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Grange, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie M | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Frances W | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John A | Smith | Boarder | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Wallace G | Van Campen | Boarder | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | England | |
Angus | Burgess | Boarder | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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