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Have you a Waite ancestors from the Yardley or Solihull area of Birmingham. I am looking for any descendants of Richard Waite and Mary Ann Cooknell, or their children Louisa, Mary Jane(Rivers/Dark), Annie (Powles), Richard, Enos, Frederick J, Ambrose William (my Grandfather), Martha, Emily (Allen), or George. The Waite family were originally fom Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire before moving to Warwickshire.

Marriage for place and time

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1868 (>99%)
Cooknell Mary Ann Aston 6d 349
Waite Richard Aston 6d 349

1891 for ref

Name: Richard Waite
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1845
Spouse: Mary Waite
Child: Richard Waite
Eans Waite
Frederick Waite
Ambrose Waite
Martha Waite
Emily Waite
George Waite
Birth Place: Heyford, Oxfordshire, England
Civil Parish: Yardley
Residence Place: Hay Mills, Yardley, Worcestershire, England
Sub registration district: Solihull
ED, Institution or Vessel: 11
Neighbors:
Piece: 2462
Folio: 87
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Waite 46
Mary Waite 42
Richard Waite 14
Eans Waite 12
Frederick Waite 8
Ambrose Waite 6
Martha Waite 4
Emily Waite 2
George Waite 1


Andy

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Have you looked for info yourself using freebmd?

That's the best place to try

Do you already have names and dates of Richard's grandchildren?


Looking at Mary Jane, here are her two marriages for our reference:

Mary Jane Waite
in the Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937
Name: Mary Jane Waite
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1872
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1891
Marriage Place: Bordesley, St Andrew, Warwickshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Bordesley, St Andrew
Father: Richard Waite
Spouse: James Rivers


Mary J Rivers
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Mary J Rivers
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1946
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Alfred Dark
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 1006


However, she seems to have been with Alfred long before they finally married.

Mary Darke
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Mary Darke
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Alfred Darke
Birth Place: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Walsall
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Walsall
Sub-registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors:
Piece: 2699
Folio: 114
Page Number: 9
Household schedule number: 61
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Darke 29
Mary Darke 28
Phoebe Darke 2 Week


Pheobe Dark
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Pheobe Dark
Age in 1911: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Walsall
Civil Parish: Yardley
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 55 Wroxton Road Yardley
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Solihull
Registration District Number: 392
Sub-registration district: Solihull
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Piece: 18652
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfread Dark 39
Mary Dark 39
Pheobe Dark 10
William Dark 5
Constance Dark 1



DARK, PHOEBE ELIZABETH mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1901 J Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 758

DARK, WILLIAM THOMAS mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1906 J Quarter in SOLIHULL Volume 06D Page 632

DARK, CONSTANCE ETHEL mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1910 S Quarter in SOLIHULL Volume 06D Page 608


RIVERS, DOROTHY MAY mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1893 D Quarter in ASTON Volume 06D Page 263

RIVERS, JAMES HENRY mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in SOLIHULL Volume 06D Page 610

There are so many siblings of Mary Jane to follow, and to trace their marriages and children.
As Erika says, you can do much of it yourself on FreeBMD, free of charge.

I'll press on with Phoebe for the moment.

Phoebe's marriage:

Phoebe Darke
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Phoebe Darke
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1900
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1919
Marriage Place: Yardley, Worcester, England
Father: Alfred Darke
Spouse: Norman Lawrence
FHL Film Number: 1519984
Reference ID: 403 pg 202


Phoebe Lawrence
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Phoebe Lawrence
[E Lawrence]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1901
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 63 Knowle Rd
Residence Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Occupation: Press -hand -metal
Schedule Number: 36
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: QBOE
Registration district: 384/9
Inferred Spouse: Norman T Lawrence
Inferred Children: Ida M G Lawrence
Household Members:
Name
Norman T Lawrence
Phoebe Lawrence
Ida M G Lawrence (DOB 19/03/1920; married a Mr Church.)
[Also one closed record ]


Marriages Dec 1944 (>99%)
CHURCH Harry Lawrence Birmingham 6d 514
LAWRENCE Ida M G Church Birmingham 6d 514

Ida may have had two children - a son born Leicester 1949, and a daughter born Solihulll 1953. You can find their names on FreeBMD.

EDIT:
No, the boy born in Leicester isn't their child - his parents are another Lawrence/Church couple.

Name: Frederick John Waite
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 1012
Records on Page:
Name
Hannah Elizabeth Chamberlain
Ethel Clarke************
James Startin
Frederick John Waite

Name: Frederck John Waite
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sheldon, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Solihull
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: Kents Cottages Sheldon
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Waggoner On Farm
Registration district: Solihull
Registration District Number: 392
Sub-registration district: Solihull
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 18644
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederck John Waite 27
Ethel Waite 22
Ethel Waite 4/12

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Name: Frederick J Waite
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1884
Registration Date: Mar 1916
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 260

Name: Ethel Waite
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1916
Registration district: Aston
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Harry Wilkins
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 1013

Name: Ethel Wilkins
Death Age: 42
Birth Date: abt 1890
Registration Date: Sep 1932
Registration district: Birmingham North
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 455

1901
Name: Enos Waite
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Kenton Green, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Yardley
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Ecclesiastical parish: Hay Mills St Cyprian and Yardley
Town: Hay Mills
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Solihull
Sub-registration district: Solihull
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2922
Folio: 164
Page Number: 41
Household schedule number: 247
William Kateley 50
James H Kateley 4
William Kateley 2
Matilda Kiteley 10
Enos Waite 21
Caroline Waite 21
Arthur Waite 3/12


1939
Waite Household (4 People)
110 Bordesley Green East/9 , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England
Enos A Waite 21 Aug 1878 Male Ganger Building Married 274 1
Caroline Waite 14 Sep 1880 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 274 2
Donald G Boswell 17 Apr 1936 Male Under School Age Single 274 3
Donald J Waite 06 Apr 1915 Male On Active Service Single 274 4


Births Jun 1915 (>99%)
Waite Donald J (MMN)Kiteley Aston 6d 770

First name(s) DONALD JAMES
Last name WAITE
Gender Male
Birth day 6
Birth month 4
Birth year 1915
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1995
District Birmingham
District number 0611G
Register number G58A
Entry number 011
Date of registration mm/yy 0195
County Warwickshire


Births Jun 1936 (>99%)
BOSWELL Donald S Waite Birmingham 6d 38


Marriages Dec 1931 (>99%)
Boswell Sydney T Waite Birmingham S. 6d 701
Waite Ellen I Boswell Birmingham S. 6d 701


Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
WAITE Ellen I Kiteley Solihull 6d 1200

So Donald Boswell is Enos Waite's grandson

First name(s) DONALD SYDNEY
Last name BOSWELL
Gender Male
Birth day 18
Birth month 4
Birth year 1936
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1992
District Birmingham
Register number 792
County Warwickshire
Volume 32
Page 714



First name(s) DONALD S
Last name BOSWELL
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1961
DONALD S BOSWELL married
Angela C Nolan
District Birmingham
District number -
County Warwickshire
Country England



Name: Caroline Waite
Death Age: 83
Birth Date: abt 1880
Registration Date: Dec 1963
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 313

Possibly the closed record with Phoebe and Norman in 1939:

Births Mar 1923 (>99%)
Lawrence Betty O Dark King's N. 6d 112

Looks like she married in Birmingham in 1946.

Her death:

MS Betty Olive Lodge
in the England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2015
Name: MS Betty Olive Lodge
Gender: Female
Age: 86
Birth Date: 1923
Death Date: 3 Dec 2009
Residence Place at Death: Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Postal Code District: B91

Several possible children:

three daughters born Birmingham 1948-52, a son born Birmingham 1954; possibly a son and a daughter born Solihull 1958 & 1963.

Again, you can find their names on freeBMD.

[Aaagh! GR has just lost my post! I'll do it again.]

The 1954 son of Betty married in Solihull in 1972, and had two children in Solihull 1973 and 1974.

Names on FreeBMD.

The 1973 child (a son) married in Solihull in 2000.

192.com shows that the couple were living in Droitwich 2002-7. The wife is actually listed there until 2009, but her husband probably opted out of the public ER after 2007.

www.thephonebook.bt.com has a possible phone number and Birmingham address - but of course it could be a different person.

And [ PLEASE NOTE ] I can't swear that his grandmother Betty was a daughter of Phoebe and Norman without seeing her birth cert.

First name(s) Ambrose William
Last name Waite
Birth year 1885
Birth parish Birmingham
Birth town Birmingham
Birth county Warwickshire
Birth country England
Service number 9282
Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Year 1903
Attestation date 12 May 1903
Attestation age years 18
Attestation age months 2
Attestation service number 9282
Attestation corps 5th R War Regt
Document type Attestation
Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915
Archive The National Archives

Event Marriage
Record set Flintshire Marriages And Banns
First name(s) Ambrose William
Last name Waite
Year 1910
Birth year 1886
Marriage year 1910
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Catharine
Spouse's last name Thomas
County Flintshire
Country Wales
Place Flint
Age 24
Marriage date 15 May 1910
Residence -
Father's first name(s) Richard
Father's last name Waite
Spouse Age 19
Spouse's father's first name(s) John
Spouse's father's last name Thomas

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
2 Hill Street Flint, Flint, Flintshire, Wales

Ambrose Waite Head Married Male 26 1885 Olton Warwickshire Waggoner On Farm Transcription
Sarah Cath Waite Wife - Female 19 1892 Flints Ysfnfiog - Transcription
Edith Annie Waite Daughter - Female 1 1910 Flints Ysfnfiog

Death
Waite Ambrose W 1884 1935 1935 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Holywell, Flintshire, Wales


Edith's siblings

Births Sep 1912 (>99%)
Waite Doris Thomas Holywell 11b 352
Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Waite Gwyneth Thomas Holywell 11b 339
Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Waite Violet I Thomas Holywell 11b 346
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
Waite Emily Thomas Holywell 11b 344
Waite Richard T Thomas Holywell 11b 345
Births Sep 1927 (>99%)
Waite Lily M Thomas Holywell 11b 275
Births Sep 1928 (>99%)
Waite Ambrose W Thomas Holywell 11b 272

1939 register

Waite Household (7 People)
42 Fourth Avenue , Flint M.B., Flintshire, Wales

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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Catherine S (Sarah) Waite 18 Jun 1891 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 76 1
Gwyneth Garth (Waite) 13 Apr 1916 Female Artificial Silk Reeler Single 76 2
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Lily M Williams (Waite) 10 Jun 1927 Female At School Single 76 6
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So now you know that Lily married a Williams and Gwyneth married a Garth (look for marriages and children on freebmd)


First name(s) AMBROSE W
Last name WAITE
Birth year 1928
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Thomas
District Holywell
County Flintshire
Country Wales
Volume 11B
Page 272

First name(s) AMBROSE WILLIAM
Last name WAITE
Gender Male
Birth day 13
Birth month 8
Birth year 1928
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1994
District Rhuddlan
District number 8111B
Register number B92
Entry number 045
Date of registration mm/yy 0394
County Flintshire


First name(s) GWYNETH
Last name GARTH
Gender Female
Birth day 13
Birth month 4
Birth year 1916
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1997
District Blackburn
District number 5801D
Register number D6B
Entry number 141
Date of registration mm/yy 1097
County Lancashire

Wow thanks everyone I will print this all off and go through my records to check and update. Will also work through the members page and Free BMD. Thanks everyone once again. The one person I am completely stuck on is Louisa Waite B.1870 who married Edward Skinner after their marriage cannot find a trace of them.

For our reference;

Lousia Waite
in the 1871 England Census
Name: Lousia Waite
Age: 10 Months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Richard Waite
Mother's name: Mary Ann Waite
Gender: Female
Where born: Birmingham
Civil Parish: Northfield
Ecclesiastical parish: Church
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub-registration district: Edgbaston
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 88
Piece: 3084
Folio: 56
Page Number: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Waite 25
Mary Ann Waite 22
Ellen E Carcknal 3
Lousia Waite 10 Month


Louisa Wayte
in the Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: Louisa Wayte
Baptism Date: 1 Jun 1870
Baptism Place: Bordesley, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Bordesley, Holy Trinity
Father: Richard Wayte
Mother: Mary Wayte


Marriages Jun 1889 (>99%)
Skinner Edward King's N. 6c 751
WAITE Louisa King's N. 6c 751

????

SKINNER, LOUIE GWENDOLINE mms WAITE
GRO Reference: 1891 D Quarter in WHITECHAPEL Volume 01C Page 268


Louisa Skinner
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Louisa Skinner
[Louisa Waite]
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Edward Skinner
Mother: Jane Waite
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England >>>>>>>(Well, maybe not her)
Civil Parish: Spitalfields
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Spitalfields
ED, institution, or vessel: 05
Neighbors:
Piece: 297
Folio: 110
Page Number: 6
Household schedule number: 28
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Skinner 36
Louisa Skinner 33
Gwendoline Skinner 9
Dorothy Skinner 5
Edward H Skinner 1
Jane Waite 72
Kate Simper 19

Louisa Skinner
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Louisa Skinner
Age in 1911: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Manchester, Chester, England >>>>>>>>> (Maybe not her)
Civil Parish: Spitalfields
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: School House, 49A Brick Lane, Spitalfields, Whitechapel E
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 21
Estimated Marriage Year: 1890
Occupation: SCHOOLMASTER ELEMENTARY
Registration district: Whitechapel
Registration District Number: 18
Sub-registration district: Spitalfields
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Piece: 1456
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Skinner 46
Louisa Skinner 43
Louie Gwendoline Skinner 19
Dorothy Evelyn Skinner 15
Edward Harold Skinner 11

Louisa Skinner
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Louisa Skinner
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Relationship: Wife
Birth Year: 1868
Spouse: Edward Skinner
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England >>>>> (No, maybe not her)
Civil Parish: Christchurch
Residence Place: Christchurch, London, England
Sub registration district: Spitalfields
ED, Institution or Vessel: 4
Neighbors:
Piece: 273
Folio: 84
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Skinner 26
Louisa Skinner 23
Emily Oakes 31
Mabel Oakes 2



Deaths Jun 1913 (>99%)
Skinner Louisa 45 Whitechapel 1c 220

Thanks for the info on Louisa Skinner had come across the above in my research but because of he wrong mothers name and Leicesteshire place of birth had decided it was wrong. Have tried death records no results. Thought they may have gone abroad but again no luck. Thanks to everyone for their help .

In spite of the different POB's for Louisa, I don't see any other marriage of an Edward Skinner to a Louisa Waite, and the 1911 census posted above does say they had been married for 21 years, which is pretty close to your Louisa's marriage in 1889.

Also, following the "mother-in-law" Jane Waite back through earlier censuses, there's no sign of a daughter Louisa.

EDIT:
Yes there is - in 1871 a child transcribed as Comer is actually Louise on the image.

WAITE, LOUISA mms SEDDON
GRO Reference: 1868 M Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 312

Thank you Argyll Gran the problem with the Waites in this generation is that everyone had nicknames Louisa was called "Lady", Mary Jane was "Poll" one of the boys was nicknamed Joe and one Nin so trying to sort out names has been a task. Will have to look into this, I agree with what you say as I couldn't find anyone else that fits will try and do some more research on this many thanks.