Waddell Name Study

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Goals

This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about one surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect.

How to Join

Please contact the One Name Studies Project. If you have any questions, just ask. Thanks!

How to Add a Profile

To add a profile to this project, add {{One Name Study|name=Waddell}} template to that person's profile, and that will add a new family line to the Waddell Name Study category.

Task List

If you've put up all of the Waddells in your family (or at least all the ones you've found so far), and are looking for something else to do, here are some tasks that you might be willing to help with:

1. Biographies:
   • We need to make sure that each Waddell on WikiTree has a narrative biography containing all the genealogically relevant facts about them (birth, marriage, and death at the very least). For information on biographies, see the Biographies help page.
2. Categories:
   • We need to make sure that each Waddell on WikiTree has the appropriate categories applied to their profile. For information on categories, see the Categorization help page and the Categorization Project.
3. Coats of Arms:
   • It would be great if we could find (or create) well-rendered, but public domain, images of the various Waddell coats of arms listed in Burke's General Armory, to add to the profiles of those people who have the right to bear each of them.
4. Connecting:
   • We need to connect all the Unconnected Waddell profiles on WikiTree. (This can count towards the Connectors Challenge if you're feeling competitive.) For information on connecting profiles, see the Connectors Project.
     • Progress: 2,354/2,715 profiles = 86.7%
5. Merging:
   • We need to merge any duplicate profiles for the same person into one profile for that person. For information on merging profiles, see the Merging help page.
6. Sourcing:
   • We need to have sources for all the profiles on WikiTree. Specifically, we need at least one (and preferably more) sources added for all the Unsourced Waddell profiles on WikiTree. (This can count towards the Sourcerers Challenge if you're feeling competitive.) For information on sourcing profiles, see the Sources help page and the Sourcerers Project.
     • Progress: 2,645/2,715¹ profiles = 97.4%
7. Waddells in the Peerage
   • We need to make sure that all 12 deceased Waddells listed on ThePeerage.com have profiles on WikiTree, and are sourced and connected to the main tree.
     • Progress:
       • added: 4/12² profiles = 33.3%
       • sourced: 4/4 profiles = 100%
       • connected: 4/4 profiles = 100%
       • template applied to top of line: 4/4 profiles = 100%
8. Waddells in Wikipedia:
   • We need to make sure that all 32 deceased Waddells with Wikipedia entries have profiles on WikiTree, and are sourced and connected to the main tree.
     • Progress:
       • added: 13/32³ profiles = 40.6%
       • sourced: 11/13 profiles = 84.6%
       • connected: 7/13 profiles = 53.8%
       • template applied to top of line: 6/13 profiles = 46.2%

Resources

• British Surnames: Waddell

• List of Waddells on Wikitree

• G2G feed of questions tagged "Waddell".

• Internet Surname Dababase: Waddell

• Orphaned Waddell profiles on WikiTree.

• Unsourced Waddell profiles on WikiTree.

• Unconnected Waddell profiles on WikiTree.

• Wikipedia: Waddell (surname) including a list of notable Waddells with articles on Wikipedia that you could add under "See also:" if you happen to be working on one of those profiles.

Footnotes

1. This number is derived by subtracting the number of Waddell profiles which are tagged as Unsourced from the total of Waddells on WikiTree, so it's not necessarily accurate, since tagging is a manual procedure.
2. This number is derived by taking the 32 Waddells listed on ThePeerage.com, and subtracting 1 duplicate entry, 7 entries where Waddell is not their Last Name At Birth, and 12 living Waddells.
3. This number is derived by taking the 53 Waddells listed on Wikipedia, and subtracting 2 entries where Waddell is not their Last Name At Birth and 19 living Waddells.
4. "Sourced?" asks whether this profile has any source(s) other than Wikipedia. If you can find another source for notable Waddell who does not have any other sources, please add it to that profile (then edit this page to put "Yes" in that cell).
5. "Connected?" asks whether this person's profile has been connected to the main tree. If you see links at the bottom of the profile listing how many degrees that person is from the profiles of the week, then their profile is connected to the main tree. (If so, please edit this page to put "Yes" in that cell.)