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Household of John Waddell (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

John Waddell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waddell, born in 1826 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Waddell, born in 1831 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1872 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1826 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Waddell's household

Male

John

Waddell

Head
Female

Rachel

Waddell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Waddell

Son
Male

William

Waddell

Son
Male

James

Waddell

Son
Female

Rachel

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Finlayson

Servant
Female

Jane

Mason

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waddell

Head

Married

55

1826

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Waddell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Waddell

Son

-

12

1869

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Waddell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

Finlayson

Servant

Unmarried

55

1826

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mason

Servant

-

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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