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Household of James Waldie (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 Waldie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Waldie, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine C Waldie, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Catherine A (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Bessie B (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Barbara (born 1865 in Ireland), James's Niece, Annie T (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Jane (born 1832 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Waldie's household

Male

James

Waldie

Head
Female

Catherine C

Waldie

Wife
Female

Catherine A

Waldie

Daughter
Female

Bessie B

Waldie

Daughter
Male

David

Waldie

Son
Female

Barbara

Shields

Niece
Female

Annie T

Rennie

Niece
Female

Jane

Short

Visitor
Female

Annie

Shields

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McWilliam

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Black

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Waldie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waldie

Head

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine C

Waldie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Catherine A

Waldie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Bessie B

Waldie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Waldie

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Shields

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Annie T

Rennie

Niece

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Short

Visitor

Married

49

1832

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Annie

Shields

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McWilliam

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Black

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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