Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Murdoch G Sinclair (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Murdoch G Sinclair and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch G Sinclair, born in 1835 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Murdoch G was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Murdoch G's Visitor, Fanny McGavin, born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Murdoch G Sinclair's household

Male

Murdoch G

Sinclair

Head
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

Archibald

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Fanny

McGavin

Visitor
First name(s) Murdoch G
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdoch G

Sinclair

Head

Widower

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

McGavin

Visitor

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Murdoch G Sinclair in Gorbals in 1881, and follow the Sinclair family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Murdoch G Sinclair

We’ve found Murdoch G Sinclair in 2 family trees. Find out more about Murdoch G Sinclair's household and view the Sinclair family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census