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Household of John Sinclair (born 1804, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiree, Argyllshire, 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 1804 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Donald (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Lachlan (born 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1842 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Hector (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Neil (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Charles (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Male

Donald

Sinclair

Son
Male

Lachlan

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Hector

Campbell

Grandson
Male

Neil

Campbell

Grandson
Male

Charles

McDonald

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Widower

77

1804

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Sinclair

Son

Married

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lachlan

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

Widow

39

1842

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hector

Campbell

Grandson

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

Campbell

Grandson

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Grandson

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

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