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Household of William Wake (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

William Wake and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wake, born in 1829 in Compton Dundon, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wake, born in 1830 in Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1865 in Street, Somerset, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Street, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Father, George (born 1801 in Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England) and William's Wifes Brother, William (born 1838 in Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England).


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William Wake's household

Male

William

Wake

Head
Female

Eliza

Wake

Wife
Female

Mary

Wake

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wake

Son
Male

George

Shewmark

Wifes Father
Male

William

Shewmark

Wifes Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Wake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Compton Dundon, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wake

Head

Married

52

1829

Compton Dundon, Somerset, England

Eliza

Wake

Wife

Married

51

1830

Somerset, England

Mary

Wake

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Street, Somerset, England

Henry

Wake

Son

Single

8

1873

Street, Somerset, England

George

Shewmark

Wifes Father

Widower

80

1801

Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England

William

Shewmark

Wifes Brother

Single

43

1838

Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England

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