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Household of John Sinclair (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1834 in Caithness, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Sinclair, born in 1834 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1861 in Caithness, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald S (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George G (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Alexander, born in 1864 in Fife, Scotland.


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Arthur

Sinclair

Son
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

William A

Sinclair

Son
Male

Donald S

Sinclair

Son
Male

George G

Sinclair

Son
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

47

1834

Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

47

1834

Caithness, Scotland

Arthur

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Caithness, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Sinclair

Son

-

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald S

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George G

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

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