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Household of William Sinclair (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sinclair, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sinclair, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Sinclair's household

Male

William

Sinclair

Head
Female

Ellen

Sinclair

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sinclair

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter
Male

James

Sinclair

Son
Male

William

Sinclair

Son
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Son
Male

Adam

Sinclair

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sinclair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sinclair

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sinclair

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Sinclair

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sinclair

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Sinclair

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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