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Household of Peter Davidson Sinclair (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith (Landward), 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.

Peter Davidson Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Davidson Sinclair, born in 1839 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Peter Davidson was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Louise H (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William G (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter Davidson's Sister-In-Law, Helen Crockett, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter Davidson Sinclair's household

Male

Peter Davidson

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Mary E

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Louise H

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William G

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jemima

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Helen

Crockett

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Peter Davidson
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter Davidson

Sinclair

Head

Married

42

1839

Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary E

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Louise H

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William G

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Crockett

Sister-In-Law

-

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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