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Household of Thomas Waite (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Waite, born in 1844 in Ripley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Waite, born in 1839 in Fairburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and George W (born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Emma (born 1863 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Step Son, George (born 1868 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1863 in Micklefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, George (born 1865 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Waite's household

Male

Thomas

Waite

Head
Female

Sarah

Waite

Wife
Female

Emma

Dickinson

Step Daughter
Male

George

Dickinson

Step Son
Male

Arthur

Waite

Son
Male

Robert

Waite

Son
Male

George W

Waite

Son
Female

Sarah A

Clayton

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Waite

Nephew
Male

George

Waite

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Waite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ripley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Waite

Head

Married

37

1844

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Waite

Wife

Married

42

1839

Fairburn, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dickinson

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

George

Dickinson

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Waite

Son

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Waite

Son

Single

3

1878

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

George W

Waite

Son

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Clayton

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

William

Waite

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Micklefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Waite

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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