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Derek Wakefield 1930–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1930

Birth Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire

Death Date: 9 May 1974

Death Location: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Wakefield

Mother: Edith Hall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth Williams

Children(s):

Derek Wakefield was born in 1930 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, the child of Thomas Wakefield And Edith Hall. In 1939, Derek Wakefield resided in Yorkshire (West Riding), England. Derek Wakefield married Elizabeth A Williams, and had children including Julie D Wakefield, Melanie Jane Wakefield, Sharon A Wakefield. Derek Wakefield passed away in 1974 in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Derek Wakefield was born in 1930 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, the child of Thomas Wakefield And Edith Hall.
  • In 1939, Derek Wakefield resided in Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
  • Derek Wakefield married Elizabeth A Williams, and had children including Julie D Wakefield, Melanie Jane Wakefield, Sharon A Wakefield.
  • Derek Wakefield passed away in 1974 in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Derek Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Derek Wakefield
1930–1974
Birth Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire
Parents
Thomas Wakefield
1907–1955
Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding
Edith Hall
1909–1974
Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James (Wakefield) UNCONFIRMED
1858–1940
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Bridget Murray
1876–1950
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
William Hall
1889–1922
Castleford, Yorkshire
Ellen Flockton
1889–
Rothwell, Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
John Wakefield
1818–1901
Sarah Wakefield
1828–1902
James Murray
1816–
Mary Sedgewick
1835–
Charles Hall
1861–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wakefield
1799–1841
Elizabeth Wakefield
1791–1871
Elizabeth Ison
1796–1874
William Cook
1804–1861
Mary Cook
1809–1861

Derek Wakefield's Timeline

5 Records

1930
18 May 1930
Birth of Derek Wakefield in Pontefract, Yorkshire
Pontefract, Yorkshire
1939
1939
Age 9
Derek Wakefield resided here in Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1974
9 May 1974
Age 44
Death of Derek Wakefield in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England
2003
2003-2006, 2008-2010
Age 73
Derek Wakefield resided here in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
2011
2011-2018
Age 81
Derek Wakefield resided here in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1930
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:
    [3] UK, Electoral Registers
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013698E
    [5] UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2006, 2008-2010
    Event Place: Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013698E

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2011-2018
    Event Place: Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1974
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index:

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