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Household of George Sinclair (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

George Sinclair and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sinclair, born in 1826 in Caithness, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth P Sinclair, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William H (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth H (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George J (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret L (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith G (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister, Christina (born 1823 in Caithness, Scotland) and George's Servant, Helen (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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George Sinclair's household

Male

George

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth P

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William H

Sinclair

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

George J

Sinclair

Son
Female

Helen C

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret L

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Edith G

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Sister
Female

Helen

McKay

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sinclair

Head

Married

55

1826

Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth P

Sinclair

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George J

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret L

Sinclair

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith G

Sinclair

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Sister

Unmarried

58

1823

Caithness, Scotland

Helen

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Sutherland, Scotland

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