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Household of Duncan Sinclair (born 1826, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Duncan Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Sinclair, born in 1826 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1836 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Duncan (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Colin (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Boarder, Duncan McCallum, born in 1861 in Strachan, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Duncan Sinclair's household

Male

Duncan

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Duncan

Sinclair

Son
Male

Donald

Sinclair

Son
Male

Archibald

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Colin

Sinclair

Son
Male

Duncan

McCallum

Boarder
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Sinclair

Head

Married

55

1826

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Donald

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Colin

Sinclair

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

McCallum

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Strachan, Argyllshire, Scotland

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