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Household of Edward Wardlaw (born 1851, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Edward Wardlaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wardlaw, born in 1851 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wardlaw, born in 1848 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Edward Wardlaw's household

Male

Edward

Wardlaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Wardlaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wardlaw

Son
Male

James

Wardlaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wardlaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dick

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wardlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wardlaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Wardlaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wardlaw

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Wardlaw

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wardlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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