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Household of Basil Sinclair (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

Basil Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Basil Sinclair, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Basil was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Henrietta S (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Basilina M (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Pollie G (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), George G (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Violet E (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Basil's Servant, Mary Campbell, born in 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Basil Sinclair's household

Male

Basil

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Henrietta S

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Basilina M

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Pollie G

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

George G

Sinclair

Son
Female

Violet E

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Basil
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Basil

Sinclair

Head

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Henrietta S

Sinclair

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Basilina M

Sinclair

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Pollie G

Sinclair

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

George G

Sinclair

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Violet E

Sinclair

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

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