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Household of James Waddell (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1821 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Waddell, born in 1825 in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Ellen (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1814 in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Waddell's household

Male

James

Waddell

Head
Female

Agnes

Waddell

Wife
Male

James

Waddell

Son
Female

Ellen

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Waddell

Niece
Female

Mary

Barr

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Aird

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waddell

Head

Married

60

1821

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Waddell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Waddell

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Waddell

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Barr

Visitor

Widow

67

1814

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Aird

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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