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Household of John Sinclair (born 1830, Peeblesshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1830 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1836 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Thomas (born 1811 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1831 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ballantine

-
Male

James

Lowrie

Servant
Male

William

Ritchie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Stodart

Servant
Female

Margaret

White

Servant
Female

Jane

Gardener

Servant
Male

Robert

Calderwood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

51

1830

Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Ballantine

-

Widower

70

1811

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Lowrie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Stodart

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

White

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gardener

Servant

-

14

1867

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Calderwood

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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