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Household of Colin Sinclair (born 1829, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Colin Sinclair and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Sinclair, born in 1829 in Sutherland, consisted of 17 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Catherine Finlayson, born in 1839 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 10 children; Lillias (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1865 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Katie (born 1867 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Ella (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Roberta (born 1875 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Robert F (born 1881 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Colin's Mother-In-Law, Lillias (born 1810 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Colin's Servant, Ellen (born 1819 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Colin's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Colin's Servant, Betsy (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Colin's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Colin Sinclair's household

Male

Colin

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Finlayson

Wife
Female

Lillias

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Katie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ella

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Roberta

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Sinclair

Son
Female

Lillias

Finlayson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Macnab

Servant
Female

Annie

Urquhart

Servant
Female

Betsy

McLeman

Servant
Female

Annie

Chisholm

Servant
First name(s) Colin
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Sinclair

Head

Married

52

1829

Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

Finlayson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lillias

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Katie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

14

1867

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ella

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roberta

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lizzie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robert F

Sinclair

Son

-

0

1881

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lillias

Finlayson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ellen

Macnab

Servant

Unmarried

62

1819

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Betsy

McLeman

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie

Chisholm

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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