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Household of Magnus Sinclair (born 1817, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Sinclair, born in 1817 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Janet Sinclair, born in 1833 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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Magnus Sinclair's household

Male

Magnus

Sinclair

Head
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Wife
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Sinclair

Head

Married

64

1817

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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