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Household of Thomas Sinclair (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Thomas Sinclair and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sinclair, born in 1839 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 9 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Williamina (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1809 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1862 in Not Known).


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Thomas Sinclair's household

Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Son
Female

Williamina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gray

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Calder

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sinclair

Head

Widower

42

1839

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

16

1865

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

-

15

1866

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

14

1867

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Williamina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

William

Calder

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Not Known

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