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Household of George Joseph Wake (born 1821, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

George Joseph Wake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Joseph Wake, born in 1821 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. George Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Cathe Jane (born 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary Cockburn (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George Joseph's Sister, Eliza (born 1816 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George Joseph's Sister, Elizabeth Jenkins (born 1823 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George Joseph's Sister, Jane Sarah (born 1825 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George Joseph's Nepw, Christ Morgan (born 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George Joseph's Great Niece, Eliza (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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George Joseph Wake's household

Male

George Joseph

Wake

Head
Female

Cathe Jane

Wake

Daughter
Female

Mary Cockburn

Wake

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wake

Sister
Female

Elizabeth Jenkins

Wake

Sister
Female

Jane Sarah

Wake

Sister
Male

Christ Morgan

Wake

Nepw
Female

Eliza

Anderson

Great Niece
First name(s) George Joseph
Last name Wake
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Joseph

Wake

Head

Widower

60

1821

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Cathe Jane

Wake

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Cockburn

Wake

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eliza

Wake

Sister

Single

65

1816

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth Jenkins

Wake

Sister

Single

58

1823

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Jane Sarah

Wake

Sister

Single

56

1825

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Christ Morgan

Wake

Nepw

Widower

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Anderson

Great Niece

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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