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Household of James Waddell (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

James Waddell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Waddell, born in 1838 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Waddell, born in 1849 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1864 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland), Jessie W (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane P (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David M (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Waddell's household

Male

James

Waddell

Head
Female

Janet

Waddell

Wife
Male

Robert

Waddell

Son
Female

Jessie W

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Jane P

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Waddell

Daughter
Male

David M

Waddell

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waddell

Head

Married

43

1838

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Waddell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Jessie W

Waddell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane P

Waddell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Waddell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David M

Waddell

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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