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Household of Laurence Sinclair (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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.

Laurence Sinclair and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Sinclair, born in 1834 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Agnes Sinclair, born in 1837 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; James C (born 1864 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary J (born 1864 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John R (born 1867 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Agnes A (born 1873 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas P (born 1875 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Magnus (born 1877 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Laurence's Sister, Janet (born 1825 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence's Sister, Anderina (born 1828 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Laurence Sinclair's household

Male

Laurence

Sinclair

Head
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Wife
Male

James C

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary J

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John R

Sinclair

Son
Female

Agnes A

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Thomas P

Sinclair

Son
Male

Magnus

Sinclair

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Sister
Female

Anderina

Sinclair

Sister
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Sinclair

Head

Married

47

1834

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Wife

Married

44

1837

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James C

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary J

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John R

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes A

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas P

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Sinclair

Son

-

4

1877

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Sister

Unmarried

56

1825

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anderina

Sinclair

Sister

Unmarried

53

1828

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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