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Household of William Sinclair (born 1803, 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.
William Sinclair and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1803 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean Sinclair, born in 1809 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Christina (born 1840 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Ann (born 1844 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son-In-Law, Andrew (born 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Jean (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Grandson, Andrew (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Eliza (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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William Sinclair's household
William
Sinclair
Head
Jean
Sinclair
Wife
Andrew
Shewan
Son-In-Law
Christina
Sinclair
Daughter
Ann
Sinclair
Daughter
Jean
Shewan
Granddaughter
Andrew
Shewan
Grandson
William
Shewan
Grandson
Eliza
Shewan
Granddaughter
Ann
Sinclair
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 78 |
| Birth year | 1803 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Sinclair | Head | Married | 78 | 1803 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jean | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 72 | 1809 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Andrew | Shewan | Son-In-Law | Married | 38 | 1843 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christina | Sinclair | Daughter | Married | 41 | 1840 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jean | Shewan | Granddaughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Andrew | Shewan | Grandson | - | 9 | 1872 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Shewan | Grandson | - | 5 | 1876 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Eliza | Shewan | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Sinclair | Granddaughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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