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Household of William Sinclair (born 1829, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1829 in Barony, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Sinclair, born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1860 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Guthrie, born in 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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William Sinclair's household
William
Sinclair
Head
Christina
Sinclair
Wife
William
Sinclair
Son
Alexander
Sinclair
Son
William
Guthrie
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Barony, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Sinclair | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Barony, Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sinclair | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Guthrie | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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