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Household of John Waugh (born 1841, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waugh, born in 1841 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Waugh, born in 1849 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret G, born 1880 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1847 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Waugh's household

Male

John

Waugh

Head
Female

Isabella

Waugh

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Waugh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Stewart

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Waugh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waugh

Head

Married

40

1841

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Waugh

Wife

Married

32

1849

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Waugh

Daughter

-

1

1880

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Stewart

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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