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Household of William S Sinclair (born 1842, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, 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 S Sinclair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Sinclair, born in 1842 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Ann Sinclair, born in 1843 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William S Sinclair's household

Male

William S

Sinclair

Head
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Wife
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

Andrew

Sinclair

Son
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) William S
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Sinclair

Head

Married

39

1842

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Wife

Married

38

1843

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

13

1868

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Daughter

-

11

1870

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

8

1873

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

6

1875

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

Sinclair

Son

-

3

1878

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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