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Household of John Wakefield (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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.

John Wakefield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wakefield, born in 1831 in Bedminster, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Jane Wakefield, born in 1834 in Bedminster, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1860 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), William (born 1864 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), James (born 1866 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Bedminster, Somerset, England) and Lucy (born 1873 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Thomas Rudge, born in 1856 in Ashton, Cheshire, England.


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John Wakefield's household

Male

John

Wakefield

Head
Female

Fanny Jane

Wakefield

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wakefield

Son
Male

William

Wakefield

Son
Male

James

Wakefield

Son
Female

Ellen

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wakefield

Son
Female

Lucy

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rudge

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bedminster, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wakefield

Head

Married

50

1831

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Fanny Jane

Wakefield

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Thomas

Wakefield

Son

Single

19

1862

Bedminster, Somerset, England

William

Wakefield

Son

Single

17

1864

Bedminster, Somerset, England

James

Wakefield

Son

Single

15

1866

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Ellen

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Alfred

Wakefield

Son

Single

9

1872

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Lucy

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Thomas

Rudge

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Ashton, Cheshire, England

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