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Household of George Sinclair (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sinclair, born in 1849 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sinclair, born in 1852 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1874 in United States), James (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, James Lyon, born in 1851 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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George Sinclair's household

Male

George

Sinclair

Head
Female

Sarah

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Male

George

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Lyon

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sinclair

Head

Married

32

1849

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Sinclair

Wife

Married

29

1852

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

United States

James

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Lyon

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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