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Household of James Waite (born 1843, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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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 Waite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Waite, born in 1843 in Swinton, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Waite, born in 1840 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Dorothea (born 1865 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Waite's household

Male

James

Waite

Head
Female

Christina

Waite

Wife
Female

Dorothea

Waite

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Waite

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Waite

Daughter
Female

Janet

Waite

Daughter
Male

James

Waite

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Waite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waite

Head

Married

38

1843

Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Christina

Waite

Wife

Married

41

1840

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Dorothea

Waite

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Waite

Daughter

-

14

1867

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Waite

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Waite

Daughter

-

6

1875

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Waite

Son

-

3

1878

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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