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Household of Colin Sinclair (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Sinclair, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Jane Sinclair, born in 1848 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie, born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Colin's Boarder, David (born 1880 in Not Known), Colin's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and Colin's Boarder, Jeanie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Colin Sinclair's household

Male

Colin

Sinclair

Head
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

David

Paterson

Boarder
Male

John

Ferguson

Boarder
Female

Jeanie

Ferguson

Boarder
First name(s) Colin
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Sinclair

Head

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Wife

Married

33

1848

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Paterson

Boarder

-

1

1880

Not Known

John

Ferguson

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Ferguson

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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