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Household of Hugh Sinclair (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Hugh Sinclair and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Sinclair, born in 1844 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 14 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1845 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Lodger, John (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1839 in England), Hugh's Lodger, John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh's Lodger, Sarah (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh's Lodger, Maria (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Lodger, William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Sinclair's household

Male

Hugh

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Hugh

Sinclair

Son
Male

David

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John

Jack

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Jack

Lodger
Male

John

Jack

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Jack

Lodger
Female

Maria

Jack

Lodger
Male

William

Jack

Lodger
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Sinclair

Head

Married

37

1844

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Jack

Lodger

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Jack

Lodger

Married

42

1839

England

John

Jack

Lodger

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Jack

Lodger

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Jack

Lodger

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Jack

Lodger

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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