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Household of Peter Sinclair (born 1844, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, 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.

Peter Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sinclair, born in 1844 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Grace Sinclair, born in 1842 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Amelia (born 1868 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Father-In-Law, Charles Dalziel, born in 1794 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Peter Sinclair's household

Male

Peter

Sinclair

Head
Female

Grace

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Amelia

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Male

Charles

Sinclair

Son
Male

Charles

Dalziel

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sinclair

Head

Married

37

1844

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace

Sinclair

Wife

Married

39

1842

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Amelia

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Dalziel

Father-In-Law

Widower

87

1794

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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