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Household of William Sinclair (born 1824, Caithness)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1824 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sinclair, born in 1826 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1860 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Mary (born 1869 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Female

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Married

57

1824

Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Wife

Married

55

1826

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Sinclair

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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