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Household of William Waddell (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

William Waddell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Waddell, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Waddell, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Robert (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Brother, James (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Waddell's household

Male

William

Waddell

Head
Female

Mary

Waddell

Wife
Male

James

Waddell

Son
Male

William

Waddell

Son
Male

Matthew

Waddell

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Wilson

Visitor
Male

James

Waddell

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Waddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Waddell

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Waddell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Waddell

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Waddell

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Waddell

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Waddell

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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