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Household of William H Wakefield (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kendal, Westmorland, 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 H Wakefield and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Wakefield, born in 1829 in Cartmel, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Augusta Wakefield, born in 1833 in United States. They had 1 child; Minnie, born 1863 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Ann (born 1835 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Jane (born 1843 in Oldfield, Yorkshire, England), William H's Servant, Jemitha (born 1853 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England), William H's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England), William H's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William H's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Ellin (born 1862 in Scotland), William H's Servant, James (born 1838 in Berwick, Northumberland, England), William H's Servant, Thomas (born 1857 in Hampshire, England) and William H's Servant, James (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William H Wakefield's household

Male

William H

Wakefield

Head
Female

Augusta

Wakefield

Wife
Female

Minnie

Wakefield

Daughter
Female

Ann

Knowles

Servant
Female

Ann

Dobson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Collinson

Servant
Female

Jane

Bain

Servant
Female

Jemitha

Mercer

Servant
Female

Mary

Mc Nabb

Servant
Female

Sarah

Furniss

Servant
Female

Jane

Cragg

Servant
Female

Ellin

Kirkwood

Servant
Male

James

Winder

Servant
Male

Thomas

Jones

Servant
Male

James

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Wakefield

Head

Married

52

1829

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Augusta

Wakefield

Wife

Married

48

1833

United States

Minnie

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ann

Knowles

Servant

Single

46

1835

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dobson

Servant

Single

40

1841

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Collinson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Jane

Bain

Servant

Single

38

1843

Oldfield, Yorkshire, England

Jemitha

Mercer

Servant

Single

28

1853

Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Mary

Mc Nabb

Servant

Single

21

1860

Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Sarah

Furniss

Servant

Single

18

1863

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Cragg

Servant

Single

19

1862

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Ellin

Kirkwood

Servant

Single

19

1862

Scotland

James

Winder

Servant

Married

43

1838

Berwick, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Hampshire, England

James

Henderson

Servant

Single

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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