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Household of Peter Sinclair (born 1824, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sinclair, born in 1824 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1832 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1865 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Jean (born 1867 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, David Sinclair, born in 1862 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.


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Peter Sinclair's household

Male

Peter

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jean

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

David

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sinclair

Head

Married

57

1824

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife

Married

49

1832

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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