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Household of John Sinclair (born 1831, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meigle, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1831 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Sinclair, born in 1832 in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1859 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1875 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Nellie N Sinclair, born in 1876 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Nellie N

Sinclair

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Wife

Married

49

1832

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

Harriet

Sinclair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Nellie N

Sinclair

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

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