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Household of Thomas Sinclair (born 1822, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.

Thomas Sinclair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sinclair, born in 1822 in Borthwick, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Sinclair, born in 1821 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1858 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1869 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter-In-Law, Annie (born 1858 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas's Daughter-In-Law, Maggie (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Sinclair's household

Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Head
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Wife
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sinclair

Head

Married

59

1822

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Wife

Married

60

1821

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

Married

23

1858

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law

-

23

1858

Berwickshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sinclair

Daughter-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Grandson

-

1

1880

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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