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Household of James Waight (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Waight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Waight, born in 1833 in Rayleigh, Essex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Waight, born in 1826 in Mayfield, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1858 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1862 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Rayleigh, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Joseph Almer, born in 1874 in Battersea, Surrey, England.


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James Waight's household

Male

James

Waight

Head
Female

Eliza

Waight

Wife
Male

Samuel

Waight

Son
Female

Ellen

Waight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Waight

Daughter
Male

Charles

Waight

Son
Male

Joseph

Almer

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Waight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rayleigh, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waight

Head

Married

48

1833

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Eliza

Waight

Wife

Married

55

1826

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Samuel

Waight

Son

Single

23

1858

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Ellen

Waight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Mary

Waight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Charles

Waight

Son

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Almer

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Battersea, Surrey, England

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