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Household of Richard Wait (born 1835, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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.

Richard Wait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wait, born in 1835 in Marston, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wait, born in 1841 in Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1877 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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Richard Wait's household

Male

Richard

Wait

Head
Female

Eliza

Wait

Wife
Male

James

Wait

Son
Female

Louisa

Wait

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wait

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wait

Daughter
Male

John

Wait

Son
Female

Eliza

Wait

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wait

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wait

Head

Married

46

1835

Marston, Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Wait

Wife

Married

40

1841

Staffordshire, England

James

Wait

Son

Single

22

1859

Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Wait

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Wait

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Wait

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

John

Wait

Son

Single

4

1877

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Wait

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Wait

Son

Single

0

1881

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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