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Household of John Sinclair (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sinclair, born in 1840 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sinclair, born in 1840 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James M (born 1870 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald A (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert C (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie A (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane M (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Sinclair's household

Male

John

Sinclair

Head
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife
Male

James M

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Archibald A

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert C

Sinclair

Son
Female

Annie A

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Jane M

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sinclair

Head

Married

41

1840

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald A

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert C

Sinclair

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie A

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane M

Sinclair

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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