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Household of Alexander Sinclair (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1833 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Matthew McKinnon, born in 1869 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Sinclair's household
Alexander
Sinclair
Head
Isabella
Sinclair
Wife
Robert
Sinclair
Son
Alexander
Sinclair
Son
Margaret
Sinclair
Daughter
Walter
Sinclair
Son
Matthew
McKinnon
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Sinclair |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Sinclair | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Sinclair | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sinclair | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sinclair | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Sinclair | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | McKinnon | Boarder | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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