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Household of William Sinclair (born 1833, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 1833 in Heiton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agness Sinclair, born in 1831 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William R (born 1864 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1868 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1870 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Christina (born 1858 in Whitehill, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Christina (born 1862 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Edward H (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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William Sinclair's household
William
Sinclair
Head
Agness
Sinclair
Wife
William R
Sinclair
Son
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Daughter
Agness
Sinclair
Daughter
Joseph
Sinclair
Son
Christina
Patterson
Boarder
Christina
Swanston
Servant
Edward H
Rauson
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Heiton, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Sinclair | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Heiton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
William R | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Sinclair | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Sinclair | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Patterson | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Whitehill, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Swanston | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Edward H | Rauson | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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