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Household of Sinclair Mail (born 1797, 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 1797 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Sinclair was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mail, born in 1797 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Esther (born 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Ann (born 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sinclair's Grandson, Jeremiah Smith, born in 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Sinclair Mail's household

Male

Sinclair

Mail

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mail

Wife
Male

James

Mail

Son
Female

Esther

Mail

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mail

Daughter
Male

Jeremiah

Smith

Grandson
First name(s) Sinclair
Last name Mail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
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

84

1797

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mail

Wife

Married

84

1797

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Mail

Son

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Esther

Mail

Daughter

Unmarried

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Mail

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jeremiah

Smith

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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