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Household of Peter Sinclair (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

Peter Sinclair and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sinclair, born in 1832 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1834 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), Richard (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Sarah Tulloch, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Peter Sinclair's household

Male

Peter

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Female

Sarah

Tulloch

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sinclair

Head

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Richard

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Sarah

Tulloch

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

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