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Household of William Wait (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Wait and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wait, born in 1836 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Wait, born in 1839 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elizabeth Wait, born in 1816 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Wait's household

Male

William

Wait

Head
Female

Martha

Wait

Wife
Female

Jane

Wait

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wait

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wait

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wait

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wait

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Wait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wait

Head

Married

45

1836

Islington, Middlesex, England

Martha

Wait

Wife

Married

42

1839

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Jane

Wait

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Wait

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ada

Wait

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Wait

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wait

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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