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Household of William Sinclair (born 1814, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cullen, Banffshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1814 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sinclair, born in 1826 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1858 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1861 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and Caroline (born 1866 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isa (born 1857 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1864 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Harriet

Sinclair

Wife
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Female

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Isa

Reid

Servant
Female

Susan

Grant

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Married

67

1814

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Harriet

Sinclair

Wife

Married

55

1826

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Caroline

Sinclair

Daughter

-

15

1866

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Isa

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Susan

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Morayshire, Scotland

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