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Household of John Sinclair (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 1841 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Sinclair, born in 1842 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1863 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1874 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

40

1841

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

4

1877

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

2

1879

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sinclair

Daughter

-

7

1874

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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