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Household of Jacob Wait (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Jacob Wait and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Wait, born in 1831 in Hounslow, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Selina Wait, born in 1834 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Walter J (born 1865 in England), Florence L (born 1868 in England) and Francis L (born 1870 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Stepson, Henry W (born 1859 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Jacob's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Brynford, Denbighshire, Wales).


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Jacob Wait's household

Male

Jacob

Wait

Head
Female

Selina

Wait

Wife
Male

Henry W

Mears

Stepson
Male

Walter J

Waite

Son
Female

Florence L

Waite

Daughter
Male

Francis L

Waite

Son
Female

Mary

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Wait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Wait

Head

Married

50

1831

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Selina

Wait

Wife

Married

47

1834

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Henry W

Mears

Stepson

Single

22

1859

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Walter J

Waite

Son

Single

16

1865

England

Florence L

Waite

Daughter

Single

13

1868

England

Francis L

Waite

Son

Single

11

1870

England

Mary

Jones

Servant

Single

30

1851

Brynford, Denbighshire, Wales

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