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Household of William Sinclair (born 1797, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.

William Sinclair and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1797 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1817 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1847 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1855 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Married

84

1797

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

64

1817

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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