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Household of Sinclair D Mowat (born 1844, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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.

Sinclair D Mowat and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sinclair D Mowat, born in 1844 in Scalloway, Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Sinclair D was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mowat, born in 1850 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; William G (born 1871 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1872 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Robert S (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), George H (born 1881 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth W S (born 1868 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Robina (born 1877 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sinclair D's Servant, Mary Rendall, born in 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.


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Sinclair D Mowat's household

Male

Sinclair D

Mowat

Head
Female

Catherine

Mowat

Wife
Male

William G

Mowat

Son
Male

Sinclair

Mowat

Son
Male

Robert S

Mowat

Son
Male

Thomas

Mowat

Son
Male

George H

Mowat

Son
Female

Elizabeth W S

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Robina

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rendall

Servant
First name(s) Sinclair D
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sinclair D

Mowat

Head

Married

37

1844

Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Mowat

Wife

Married

31

1850

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

William G

Mowat

Son

-

10

1871

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Sinclair

Mowat

Son

-

9

1872

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Robert S

Mowat

Son

-

8

1873

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Mowat

Son

-

7

1874

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

George H

Mowat

Son

-

0

1881

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth W S

Mowat

Daughter

-

13

1868

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Mowat

Daughter

-

4

1877

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Rendall

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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