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Household of David Wait (born 1835, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, England

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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.

David Wait and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wait, born in 1835 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary E D Wait, born in 1843 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Frances A (born 1872 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), David G (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, J (born 1854 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) and David's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Ireland).


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David Wait's household

Male

David

Wait

Head
Female

Mary E D

Wait

Wife
Female

Frances A

Wait

Daughter
Male

David G

Wait

Son
Male

Ernest

Wait

Son
Male

J

Mc Donald

Boarder
Male

John

Drischol

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Wait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wait

Head

Married

46

1835

Wiltshire, England

Mary E D

Wait

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Frances A

Wait

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gosport, Hampshire, England

David G

Wait

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Ernest

Wait

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

J

Mc Donald

Boarder

-

27

1854

Winchester, Hampshire, England

John

Drischol

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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