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Household of Thomas Wakefield (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Thomas Wakefield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wakefield, born in 1837 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wakefield, born in 1837 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; May (born 1858 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1862 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Harriet (born 1868 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Wakefield's household

Male

Thomas

Wakefield

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wakefield

Wife
Female

May

Bracewell

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Wakefield

Son
Female

Elizabeth Harriet

Wakefield

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wakefield

Head

Married

44

1837

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Wakefield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Burnley, Lancashire, England

May

Bracewell

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Wakefield

Son

Single

19

1862

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Harriet

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

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