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Household of John Waddell (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waddell, born in 1822 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Waddell, born in 1835 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1860 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella B (born 1862 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David G (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie G B (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1858 in Ireland) and John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Waddell's household

Male

John

Waddell

Head
Female

Jane

Waddell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Waddell

Son
Female

Eliza

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Isabella B

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Waddell

Daughter
Male

David G

Waddell

Son
Male

John

Waddell

Son
Male

Alexander

Waddell

Son
Female

Maggie G B

Waddell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Waddell

Son
Male

William

Waddell

Son
Male

James

Sweeney

Servant
Male

John

Macarthur

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waddell

Head

Married

59

1822

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Waddell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Waddell

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella B

Waddell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Waddell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David G

Waddell

Son

-

14

1867

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Waddell

Son

-

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Waddell

Son

-

9

1872

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie G B

Waddell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Waddell

Son

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Waddell

Son

-

1

1880

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sweeney

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

John

Macarthur

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland

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