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Household of Richard Wakefield (born 1860, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Richard Wakefield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wakefield, born in 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Wakefield, born in 1858 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lydia (born 1879 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Albert Wm (born 1881 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder Mother, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Ellen (born 1861 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Wakefield's household

Male

Richard

Wakefield

Head
Female

Mary

Wakefield

Wife
Female

Lydia

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

Albert Wm

Wakefield

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Livesley

Boarder Mother
Female

Ellen

Livesley

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wakefield

Head

Married

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wakefield

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Albert Wm

Wakefield

Son

Single

0

1881

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Livesley

Boarder Mother

Married

56

1825

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Livesley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

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