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Household of James Sinclair (born 1834, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1834 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Duncan (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Christina (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Step Daughter, Johnina (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Duncan

Sinclair

Son
Female

Sarah

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

Ogilvie

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ogilvie

Step Son
Female

Annie

Ogilvie

Step Daughter
Female

Johnina

Ogilvie

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Ogilvie

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ogilvie

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Ogilvie

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Johnina

Ogilvie

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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