The Waddell Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Waddell family.

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The Waddell Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Waddell
1841 Census 248
1851 Census 314
1861 Census 754
1871 Census 374
1891 Census 439

Most Frequent Forenames for the Waddell Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Waddell 27 19 66 23 23
JOHN Waddell 22 15 38 13 24
JAMES Waddell 12 15 30 17 7
THOMAS Waddell 12 12 36 15 5
ELIZABETH Waddell 12 12 22 18 9
GEORGE Waddell 8 9 22 16 14
MARY Waddell 11 11 26 7 14
JANE Waddell 13 6 14 14 15
ROBERT Waddell 6 7 24 15 9
MARGARET Waddell 8 8 22 10 8
ANN Waddell 10 9 24 9 1
SARAH Waddell 7 16 16 3 5
ISABELLA Waddell 2 2 10 13 10
CHARLOTTE Waddell 4 7 16 3 2
RICHARD Waddell 10 5 8 4 3
ALEXANDER Waddell 2 4 12 2 7
LOUISA Waddell 4 3 10 5 3
ELLEN Waddell 3 3 8 4 6
JOSEPH Waddell 7 3 8 1 5
HENRY Waddell 4 4 6 2 7

Etmology and History of the Surname: Waddell

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Waddell (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Waddell family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 



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