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Household of Joseph Wakefield (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Wakefield and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wakefield, born in 1834 in Barnton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wakefield, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas Wm (born 1870 in Newton, Lancashire, England) and George Hy (born 1875 in Newton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, George (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Joseph (born 1837 in Belper, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Thomas (born 1810 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George Hy (born 1854 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Joseph Wakefield's household

Male

Joseph

Wakefield

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wakefield

Wife
Male

Thomas Wm

Wakefield

Son
Male

George Hy

Wakefield

Son
Male

George

Wakefield

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Leech

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Moreton

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Fairclough

Lodger
Male

George Hy

Beardsall

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Barnton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wakefield

Head

Married

47

1834

Barnton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wakefield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas Wm

Wakefield

Son

Single

11

1870

Newton, Lancashire, England

George Hy

Wakefield

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton, Lancashire, England

George

Wakefield

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Leech

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Moreton

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Belper, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Fairclough

Lodger

Married

71

1810

Chorley, Lancashire, England

George Hy

Beardsall

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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