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Household of Sinclair Mail (born 1833, 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 Mail and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sinclair Mail, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Sinclair was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mail, born in 1832 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Catherine F, born 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Sinclair's Son-In-Law, Laurence (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Sinclair's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Sinclair's Grandson, Sinclair (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Sinclair Mail's household

Male

Sinclair

Mail

Head
Female

Catherine

Mail

Wife
Female

Catherine F

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Anderson

Son-In-Law
Male

William

Anderson

Grandson
Male

Sinclair

Anderson

Grandson
First name(s) Sinclair
Last name Mail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sinclair

Mail

Head

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Mail

Wife

Married

49

1832

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine F

Anderson

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Laurence

Anderson

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Anderson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sinclair

Anderson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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