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Household of Magnus Sinclair (born 1838, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, 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.
Magnus Sinclair and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Sinclair, born in 1838 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Betsy Sinclair, born in 1846 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jean (born 1870 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Magnus's Servant, Margaret Leask, born in 1866 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Magnus Sinclair's household
Magnus
Sinclair
Head
Betsy
Sinclair
Wife
Jean
Sinclair
Daughter
Ann
Sinclair
Daughter
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Daughter
David
Sinclair
Son
Jessie
Sinclair
Daughter
James
Sinclair
Son
Margaret
Leask
Servant
| First name(s) | Magnus |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Firth, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnus | Sinclair | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jean | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Sinclair | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Sinclair | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Leask | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland |
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