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Household of Alexander Sinclair (born 1838, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Alexander Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sinclair, born in 1838 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Sinclair, born in 1842 in Bainsford, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Sinclair's household

Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Head
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Wife
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sinclair

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bainsford, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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