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Household of James Sinclair (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sinclair, born in 1821 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Sinclair, born in 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James S (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Ellen P (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Law, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Sinclair's household

Male

James

Sinclair

Head
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

James S

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Ellen P

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
Female

Martha

King

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sinclair

Head

Married

60

1821

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James S

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen P

Sinclair

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

King

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Law, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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