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Household of James Wait (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Wait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wait, born in 1818 in Hounslow, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1851 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Alfred (born 1851 in Stratford, Essex, England), James's Mother, Sarah (born 1793 in Berkshire, England), James's Servant, William (born 1861 in Suffolk, England), James's Servant, John (born 1856 in Westham, Essex, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in St Mary Magdalene, Lincolnshire, England), James's Servant, Emma J (born 1846 in Mere, Wiltshire, England) and James's Servant, Emma (born 1845 in Danbury, Essex, England).


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James Wait's household

Male

James

Wait

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Rogers

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Rogers

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Wait

Mother
Male

William

Wright

Servant
Male

John

Bray

Servant
Female

Jane

Manning

Servant
Female

Emma J

Taylor

Servant
Female

Emma

Cummins

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wait
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wait

Head

Widower

63

1818

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Rogers

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Somerset, England

Alfred

Rogers

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Stratford, Essex, England

Sarah

Wait

Mother

Widow

88

1793

Berkshire, England

William

Wright

Servant

Single

20

1861

Suffolk, England

John

Bray

Servant

Single

25

1856

Westham, Essex, England

Jane

Manning

Servant

Single

27

1854

St Mary Magdalene, Lincolnshire, England

Emma J

Taylor

Servant

Single

35

1846

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Cummins

Servant

Single

36

1845

Danbury, Essex, England

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