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Household of Walter Sinclair (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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.

Walter Sinclair and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Sinclair, born in 1839 in Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1847 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1869 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Christina (born 1872 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, William Waters, born in 1870 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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Walter Sinclair's household

Male

Walter

Sinclair

Head
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Waters

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Sinclair

Head

Married

42

1839

Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife

Married

34

1847

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

William

Waters

Servant

-

11

1870

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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