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Household of Thomas Sinclair (born 1852, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

Thomas Sinclair and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sinclair, born in 1852 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1857 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1877 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Muir, born in 1860 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland.


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Thomas Sinclair's household

Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Head
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Muir

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sinclair

Head

Married

29

1852

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife

Married

24

1857

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

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