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Household of Magnus Sinclair (born 1839, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, 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.

Magnus Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Sinclair, born in 1839 in Burras, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Ann Sinclair, born in 1849 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus (born 1872 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Magnus's Mother-In-Law, Janet Leask, born in 1823 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Magnus Sinclair's household

Male

Magnus

Sinclair

Head
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Wife
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Magnus

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Janet

Leask

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Sinclair

Head

Married

42

1839

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Wife

Married

32

1849

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary Ann

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Leask

Mother-In-Law

Widow

58

1823

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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