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Household of Richard Waugh (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

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.

Richard Waugh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Waugh, born in 1831 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Janet Waugh, born in 1834 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1864 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1868 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Mein, born in 1861 in Newtown, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Richard Waugh's household

Male

Richard

Waugh

Head
Female

Janet

Waugh

Wife
Female

Margaret

Waugh

Daughter
Male

William

Waugh

Son
Male

Richard

Waugh

Son
Female

Jessie

Waugh

Daughter
Male

John

Waugh

Son
Female

Mary

Mein

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Waugh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Waugh

Head

Married

50

1831

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Waugh

Wife

Married

47

1834

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Waugh

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Waugh

Son

-

15

1866

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Richard

Waugh

Son

-

13

1868

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Waugh

Daughter

-

11

1870

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Waugh

Son

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Mein

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Newtown, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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