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Household of Sinclair Burgess (born 1840, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, 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.
Sinclair Burgess and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sinclair Burgess, born in 1840 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Sinclair was the head of the household, married to Ellen Burgess, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ursula (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet M (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sinclair's Sister, Jane Burgess, born in 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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Sinclair Burgess's household
Sinclair
Burgess
Head
Ellen
Burgess
Wife
John
Burgess
Son
George
Burgess
Son
Ursula
Burgess
Daughter
Janet M
Burgess
Daughter
Jane
Burgess
Daughter
Jane
Burgess
Sister
| First name(s) | Sinclair |
| Last name | Burgess |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinclair | Burgess | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ellen | Burgess | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Burgess | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Burgess | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ursula | Burgess | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet M | Burgess | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jane | Burgess | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jane | Burgess | Sister | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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