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Household of John Sinclair (born 1833, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1833 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sinclair, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1863 in Cape, South Africa), John (born 1865 in Cape, South Africa), Fred (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Fred

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Daniel

Sinclair

Son
Male

Hugh

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

48

1833

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sinclair

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Cape, South Africa

John

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cape, South Africa

Fred

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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