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Household of Catherine Sinclair (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Catherine Sinclair and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Sinclair, born in 1832 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Servant, Betsy Clark, born in 1831 in Lundie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Catherine Sinclair's household

Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Head
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Female

Betsy

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Sinclair

Head

Widow

49

1832

Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Clark

Servant

-

50

1831

Lundie, Perthshire, Scotland

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