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Household of Alexander Waddell (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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.

Alexander Waddell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Waddell, born in 1839 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Waddell, born in 1841 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Waddell's household

Male

Alexander

Waddell

Head
Female

Margaret

Waddell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Waddell

Son
Female

Ann

Waddell

Daughter
Male

John

Waddell

Son
Female

Mary

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Waddell

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Waddell

Head

Married

42

1839

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Waddell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Waddell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Waddell

Son

-

9

1872

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Waddell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Waddell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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