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Household of William Wakefield (born 1816, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 Wakefield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wakefield, born in 1816 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wakefield, born in 1825 in Bradford, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1863 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Eliza E (born 1866 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1825 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Widow, Catherine (born 1829 in -).


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William Wakefield's household

Male

William

Wakefield

Head
Female

Hannah

Wakefield

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wakefield

Daughter
Female

Eliza E

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

James

Knight

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Gale

Widow
First name(s) William
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wakefield

Head

Married

65

1816

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Wakefield

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bradford, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza E

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James

Knight

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Catherine

Gale

Widow

Widow

52

1829

-

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