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Household of John Waugh (born 1822, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Waugh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waugh, born in 1822 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Waugh, born in 1827 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1832 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret C (born 1868 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Waugh's household

Male

John

Waugh

Head
Female

Betsy

Waugh

Wife
Male

Donald

Waugh

Son
Male

John

Waugh

Son
Male

James

Waugh

Son
Female

Isabella

Plowman

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret C

Polson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Waugh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waugh

Head

Married

59

1822

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Betsy

Waugh

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Waugh

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Waugh

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Waugh

Son

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Plowman

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret C

Polson

Servant

-

13

1868

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

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