Samuel Simon Wayte (1795 - 1880)

Born 7 Dec 1795 in Calne, Wiltshire, England

Husband of Mary (Fripp) Wayte — married 18 Aug 1818 (to 10 Aug 1825) in Bristol, England

Died 9 Apr 1880 at age 84 in Marlborough Villa, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Samuel Simon Wayte was born on 7 December 1795 and was baptised on 10 February 1796 at Calne, Wiltshire^[1]. He was the son of Dr. Alline "Alan" Wayte and Elizabeth Fripp.

He married Mary Fripp (the daughter of Samuel Fripp and Dorothy Bowles) on Tuesday, 18 August 1818 at St. James's Church, Bristol, by Licence. The witnesses were James Fripp, Dorothea Ann Fripp, Sarah Fripp, Mary Wayte, Edward Fripp, and Elizabeth Wayte.

Bristol Mirror dated 22 August 1818, page 3:

MARRIED—Tuesday, St. James’s church, Samuel S. Wayte, solicitor, of this City, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Samuel Fripp, Esq.^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Samuel William Wayte (b. 28 Oct 1819, d. 7 Sep 1898)
2. Charles Matthew Wayte (bapt. 9 Jan 1822, d. 18 Jan 1876)
3. Alline James Wayte (b. 14 Mar 1824, bapt. 17 Apr 1824, d. Jun 1844)

Sadly his wife Mary Wayte passed away on 10 August 1825.

In the 1841 England Census, Samuel S Wayte (aged 45 and an Attorney-at-Law) was recorded living with his two sons Charles M Wayte (19 and a Student in Medicine) and Alline J Wayte (17) at 2 Lower Harley Place, Clifton, Gloucestershire. Also in the household were two female servants.

He married, secondly, Mary Frances Ward (the daughter of Seth Stephen Ward) on 2 February 1842 at St Giles, Camberwell, Southwark, by Licence date 29 January 1842^[3].

They had one daughter; Alice Wayte (bapt. 5 Jan 1843)

His second wife Mary died in 1843.

Samuel continued to live in Clifton, Gloucestershire with his daughter Alice.

He passed away on 9 April 1880 and was buried on 14 April 1880^[4][5]. His Will was proved on 26 April 1880 at Bristol to his only surviving son the Reverend Samuel William Wayte, 10 Tottenham Place, Clifton, the sole Executor^[6]. Personal Estate under £5,000 Resworn June 1881 under £12,000

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBGT-SZN : 5 February 2023), Samuel Simon Wayte, 1796.
2. ↑ Bristol Mirrord dated 22 August 1818, page 3 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=BL/0001044/18180822/034&stringtohighlight=samuel%20s%20wayte%20fripp (requires subscription to view)
3. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRS-2CWQ : 12 June 2023), Samuel Simon Wayte, 29 Jan 1842; citing Marriage, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JZ2-5GN : 31 December 2014), Samuel Simon Wayte, 1880; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZCN7-4C2M : 9 May 2020), Samuel Simon Wayte, 1880.
6. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-68VQ : 30 August 2018), Samuel Simon Wayte, Jun 1881; citing Probate, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

• http://www.beanweb.net/ft/frippuk/pafg70.htm#1553

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MZ-4LF : 6 March 2021), Samuel S Wayte, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2S-T6M : 9 November 2019), Samuel Simon Wayte, Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; citing Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, p. 27, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7VP-QMD : 23 September 2020), Samuel S Wayte, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RZ-483 : 29 June 2022), Samuel S Wayte, 1871.