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Household of William Sinclair (born 1836, 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.

William Sinclair and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1836 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sinclair, born in 1839 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1864 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Polmont, Sutherland, Scotland), Henry (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father-In-Law, Alexander Mackay, born in 1804 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland.


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

Henry

Sinclair

Son
Male

Donald

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Alexander

Mackay

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Married

45

1836

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Wife

Married

42

1839

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

15

1866

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Polmont, Sutherland, Scotland

Henry

Sinclair

Son

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Mackay

Father-In-Law

Widower

77

1804

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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