Elizabeth Waite was born in Whittle Street, Manchester on 29th November 1848 and was the daughter of Benjamin Waite (1829) and Mary Ann Bellingall. In 1851 she was living at 18 Rochdale Road, Manchester. In 1861 she was working as a silk mender and was living at 17 Rome Street, Manchester. In 1881 she was working as a domestic servant in the household of her aunt, Elizabeth Bellingall (married to Thomas Brush) at 70 Great Ancoats Street in Manchester. She may have died in 1882, aged 33.

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• 1. 1861 Census. 17 Rome Street, Manchester. Elizabeth Waite. Daughter. Age 12. Silk Mender. Born Manchester. • 2. Birth Registers. Waite, Elizabeth. Mar. 1849. 20. 700. Manchester. • 3. Birth Certificate. Market Street, Manchester. No. 359. Twenty Ninth November 1848, 8 Whittle Street, Oldham Street, Manchester. Elizabeth, Girl. Father: Benjamin Waite, Draper. Mother: Mary Ann Waite formerly Bellingall. Informant: Benjamin Waite, Father, 8 Whittle Street, Oldham Street, Manchester. Reg: Fifth January 1849, William Nightingale, Registrar. • 4. 1881 Census. 70 Great Ancoats St, Manchester. Elizabeth Waite. Serv. Age 32. General Serv (Domestic). Born Manchester. • 5. Death Registers. Waite, Elizabeth. Sep. 1882. 8d. 168. Manchester. Age 33. • 6. 1851 Census. 18 Rochdale Road, Manchester. Elizabeth Waite. Daughter. Age 2. Born Manchester.