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Household of William Wakefield (born 1825, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wakefield, born in 1825 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Joseph (born 1846 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1853 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Batley, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Henry (born 1872 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Jane E (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Cornelius Thompson, born in 1861 in Coate, Cambridgeshire, England.
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William Wakefield's household
William
Wakefield
Head
Joseph
Wakefield
Son
William
Wakefield
Son
Henry
Wakefield
Grand Son
Cornelius
Thompson
Son In Law
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Jane E
Thompson
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wakefield |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wakefield | Head | Widower | 56 | 1825 | Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Wakefield | Son | Single | 35 | 1846 | Batley, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Wakefield | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Batley, Yorkshire, England | |
Henry | Wakefield | Grand Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Batley, Yorkshire, England | |
Cornelius | Thompson | Son In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | Coate, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | Married | 20 | 1861 | Batley, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane E | Thompson | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Batley, Yorkshire, England |
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