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Household of James Sinclair (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenside, Midlothian, 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 1836 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret W Sinclair, born in 1840 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes W (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), James T (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert D (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Sinclair, born in 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret W

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Agnes W

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James T

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert D

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

45

1836

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret W

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes W

Sinclair

Daughter

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

James T

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert D

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Nephew

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

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