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Household of John Sinclair (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1835 in Murthly, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sinclair, born in 1837 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Murthly, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

46

1835

Murthly, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Wife

Married

44

1837

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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