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Household of William Sinclair (born 1824, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth J R, born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Anna (born 1832 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Brother-In-Law, Patrick C (born 1835 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Elizabeth J R

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Anna

Ross

Sister-In-Law
Male

Patrick C

Ross

Brother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Matheson

Servant
Female

Mary

Macpherson

Servant
Male

John

Macaulay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Widower

57

1824

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J R

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anna

Ross

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

49

1832

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Patrick C

Ross

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Matheson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macpherson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macaulay

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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