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Household of Robert Sinclair (born 1833, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandness, 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.

Robert Sinclair and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sinclair, born in 1833 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Philis Sinclair, born in 1836 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Francis (born 1872 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jemima (born 1877 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1879 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Andrina (born 1833 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Robert Sinclair's household

Male

Robert

Sinclair

Head
Female

Philis

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Francis

Sinclair

Son
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Andrina

Slater

Servant
Female

Eliza

Laing

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sinclair

Head

Married

48

1833

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Philis

Sinclair

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Francis

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Georgina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrina

Slater

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Eliza

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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