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Household of Matthew Waddell (born 1823, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Matthew Waddell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Waddell, born in 1823 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Waddell, born in 1824 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1860 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Georgina (born 1863 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Granddaughter, Margaret Bell, born in 1877 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Matthew Waddell's household

Male

Matthew

Waddell

Head
Female

Margaret

Waddell

Wife
Male

David

Waddell

Son
Female

Georgina

Waddell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bell

Granddaughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Waddell

Head

Married

58

1823

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Waddell

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Waddell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Waddell

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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