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Household of Thomas Waite (born 1839, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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.

Thomas Waite and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Waite, born in 1839 in Wallingford, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther Waite, born in 1850 in Kingdown, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Emma (born 1872 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Winifred (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Edith (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Virtue (born 1881 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Samuel Bennett, born in 1859 in Hornchurch, Essex, England.


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Thomas Waite's household

Male

Thomas

Waite

Head
Female

Esther

Waite

Wife
Male

Thomas

Waite

Son
Female

Emma

Waite

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Waite

Daughter
Female

Edith

Waite

Daughter
Female

Virtue

Waite

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Bennett

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Waite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wallingford, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Waite

Head

Married

42

1839

Wallingford, Berkshire, England

Esther

Waite

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kingdown, Kent, England

Thomas

Waite

Son

Single

11

1870

Gravesend, Kent, England

Emma

Waite

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gravesend, Kent, England

Winifred

Waite

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edith

Waite

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Virtue

Waite

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gravesend, Kent, England

Samuel

Bennett

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Hornchurch, Essex, England

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