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Household of Robert Sinclair (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, 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.

Robert Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sinclair, born in 1837 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Johann Sinclair, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, William Harcus, born in 1860 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Robert Sinclair's household

Male

Robert

Sinclair

Head
Female

Johann

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Harcus

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sinclair

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Johann

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

William

Harcus

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

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