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Household of William Sinclair (born 1834, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1834 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1836 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, David Swanson, born in 1845 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
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William Sinclair's household
William
Sinclair
Head
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Wife
William
Sinclair
Son
Alexander
Sinclair
Son
John
Sinclair
Son
David
Sinclair
Son
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Daughter
Margaret
Sinclair
Daughter
David
Swanson
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Thurso, 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 | 47 | 1834 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sinclair | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Sinclair | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Sinclair | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Swanson | Visitor | - | 36 | 1845 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
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