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Household of Sinclair Cheyne (born 1831, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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 Cheyne and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sinclair Cheyne, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Sinclair was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cheyne, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Sinclair Cheyne's household

Male

Sinclair

Cheyne

Head
Female

Catherine

Cheyne

Wife
Female

Isabella

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

Magnus

Cheyne

Son
Male

Robert

Cheyne

Son
Female

Janet

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

Sinclair

Cheyne

Son
Male

James

Cheyne

Son
Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Son
Male

William

Cheyne

Son
First name(s) Sinclair
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sinclair

Cheyne

Head

Married

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Cheyne

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sinclair

Cheyne

Son

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Cheyne

Son

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

Cheyne

Son

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Cheyne

Son

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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