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Household of Peter Sinclair (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sinclair, born in 1850 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sinclair, born in 1849 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie C (born 1873 in Carnoustie, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, William Watson, born in 1862 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Sinclair's household

Male

Peter

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Maggie C

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sinclair

Head

Married

31

1850

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie C

Sinclair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Carnoustie, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Son

-

7

1874

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Beath, Fife, Scotland

William

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

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