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Household of William J Sinclair (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

William J Sinclair and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Sinclair, born in 1830 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1835 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1860 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James T (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William J (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Boarder, John Begg, born in 1818 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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William J Sinclair's household

Male

William J

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

James T

Sinclair

Son
Male

William J

Sinclair

Son
Female

Margaret D

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Begg

Boarder
First name(s) William J
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Sinclair

Head

Married

51

1830

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James T

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William J

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret D

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Begg

Boarder

Unmarried

63

1818

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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