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Household of James Sinclair (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

James Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1831 in Strathaven, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Sinclair, born in 1826 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1852 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1863 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Sinclair, born in 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Female

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Strathaven, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

50

1831

Strathaven, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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