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Household of John Sinclair (born 1846, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halkirk, Caithness, 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.

John Sinclair and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1846 in Caithness, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane T (born 1869 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Helen W (born 1871 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Mary M (born 1873 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), William M (born 1875 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), John T (born 1877 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1879 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Ann J (born 1880 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, William McRay, born in 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Jane T

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Helen W

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary M

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William M

Sinclair

Son
Male

John T

Sinclair

Son
Male

Donald

Sinclair

Son
Female

Ann J

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

McRay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

35

1846

Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife

Married

40

1841

Caithness, Scotland

Jane T

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Helen W

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Mary M

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

William M

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

John T

Sinclair

Son

-

4

1877

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Sinclair

Son

-

2

1879

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Ann J

Sinclair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

William

McRay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

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