Researching William Wait
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1512 people with the Wait surname? In that year Wait was ranked number 2159 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Wait on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Wait and the Wait Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wait Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Wait family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 962 people with the Wait surname in the UK? Wait is now ranked number 3138 for popularity in the UK. |
Wait Genealogy Databases
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Wait Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Wait surname in the USA? Wait is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Wait
William Bell Wait
William Bell Wait (1839–1916) was a teacher in the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind who invented New York Point, a system of writing for the blind that was adopted widely in the United States before the braille system was universally adopted there. Wait also applied the New York Point principles to adapt them for use in over 20 languages, created a form of New York Point to notate music, and invented a number of devices to better type and print embossed material for the visually impaired.
Source: William Bell Wait, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
William Killigrew Wait
William Killigrew Wait (26 December 1826 – 13 December 1902) was a Bristol merchant and the Conservative Party member of Parliament for Gloucester elected in the 1873 Gloucester by-election. His opponent was Thomas Robinson of the Liberal Party who was subsequently elected in 1880. The 1873 by-election was marred by accusations of corruption but an enquiry by the Electoral Commission upheld Wait's victory.
Wait was converted to the cause of women's suffrage by the forced resignation of Eliza Walker Dunbar from the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. His daughter Frances Katharine Wait married Charles Chadwyck-Healey on 17 May 1884.
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