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Household of John Sinclair (born 1839, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abertarff, Invernessshire, 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 1839 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Peggy Sinclair, born in 1833 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Fairley (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Colin Chisholm, born in 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Peggy

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Grant

Son
Male

George

Sinclair

Son
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Fairley

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Colin

Chisholm

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

Peggy

Sinclair

Wife

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Grant

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Fairley

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

Colin

Chisholm

Nephew

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

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