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Household of Margaret Sinclair (born 1789, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.

Margaret Sinclair and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Sinclair, born in 1789 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Margaret, born 1825 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret's -, Jane (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret's -, John (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Margaret Sinclair's household

Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Sutherland

-
Male

John

Wylie

-
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 92
Birth year 1789
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Sinclair

Head

Widow

92

1789

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Sutherland

-

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

John

Wylie

-

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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