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Household of William Wait (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wait, born in 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wait, born in 1847 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Ada Gibson, born in 1874 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.


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William Wait's household

Male

William

Wait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wait

Wife
Female

Ada

Gibson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wait

Head

Married

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wait

Wife

Married

34

1847

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Ada

Gibson

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

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