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Household of Robert Sinclair (born 1840, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sinclair, born in 1840 in Hoy, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jean Sinclair, born in 1840 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1865 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1875 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Sinclair's household

Male

Robert

Sinclair

Head
Female

Jean

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Charles

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sinclair

Head

Married

41

1840

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Jean

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

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