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John Wakefield 1818–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 25 Aug 1901

Death Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding

Father: Joseph Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Wakefield

Spouse(s): Sarah Wakefield

Children(s): Elizabeth Wakefield, William Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, Sarah Wakefield, Joseph Wakefield, Susanna Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, Sarah Wakefield, Martha Wakefield, John Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, Mary Wells, James UNCONFIRMED

The story of John Wakefield began in 1818 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. John Wakefield married Sarah Wakefield, and had children including Elizabeth Lloyd Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, James Wakefield Unconfirmed, John Wakefield, Joseph Wakefield, Martha Wakefield, Mary A Wakefield, Mary Ann Wakefield, Mary Ann Wells, Sarah Wakefield, Susanna Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Wakefield. John Wakefield passed away in 1901 in Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wakefield began in 1818 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
  • John Wakefield married Sarah Wakefield, and had children including Elizabeth Lloyd Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, James Wakefield Unconfirmed, John Wakefield, Joseph Wakefield, Martha Wakefield, Mary A Wakefield, Mary Ann Wakefield, Mary Ann Wells, Sarah Wakefield, Susanna Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Wakefield.
  • John Wakefield passed away in 1901 in Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Wakefield
1799–1841
Birth Location: Newbold On Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Elizabeth Wakefield
1791–1871
Birth Location: Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, Coventry. Warwickshire. England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wakefield
1828–1902
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
SW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wakefield
1849–1932
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
EW
William Wakefield
1855–1915
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Wakefield
1861–1904
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Sarah Wakefield
1863–1904
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Joseph Wakefield
1844–1903
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
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Susanna Wakefield
1852–1865
Birth Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, , England
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Henry Wakefield
1847–
Birth Location: Meriden, Warwickshire, England
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Thomas Wakefield
1856–1915
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Sarah Wakefield
1862–1899
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, , England
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Martha Wakefield
1855–
Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, , England
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John Wakefield
1871–
Birth Location: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Wakefield
1849–1904
Birth Location: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Mary Wells
1861–1946
Birth Location: Walsall Staffordshire England
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James UNCONFIRMED
1858–1940
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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John Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
John Wakefield
1818–1901
Birth Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Joseph Wakefield
1799–1841
Newbold On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Wakefield
1791–1871
Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, Coventry. Warwickshire. England
Grandparents
Thomas Wakefield
1776–1811
Ryton On Dunsmore
Sarah Wakefield
1772–1812
Newbold On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Smith
1768–
Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, , England
Nathaniel Lloyd
1764–
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Wakefield
1756–
William Wakefield
1755–
Thomas Norton
1748–
Ann Norton
1750–1819
Thomas Lloyd
1740–
Elizabeth Loyd
1740–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Wakefield
1720–
Martha Wakefield
1720–

John Wakefield's Descendants

1.
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John Wakefield (1818–25 Aug 1901) m. Sarah Wakefield (1828–16 Mar 1902)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lloyd) Wakefield 1849–1932 m. Benjiman Bradley 1846–
  2. 2. William Wakefield 1855–1915 m. Cathrine Flaherty 1858–1921
    1. 1. Mary Wakefield 1876–1964
    2. 2. James Wakefield 1882–1955 m. Chatrine ((Catherine)) Levine 1884–1968
      1. 1. Molly Wakefield 1924–1978 m. Jack Wilson 1920–2015
      2. 2. Susannah Wakefield 1907–1987 m. Jack Hiley 1904– m. William (Leslie) Chase 1903–1938
        1. 1. John (Ronald) Chase 1930–2004
        2. 2. Leslie Chase 1926–1927
      3. 3. Sarah (Rebecca) Wakefield 1904–1997
      4. 4. John Wakefield 1910–1992
      5. 5. Henry Wakefield 1909–1909
      6. 6. Catherine Wakefield 1914–2000
      7. 7. Albert (J) Wakefield 1921–2006
    3. 3. John Wakefield 1878–1916
    4. 4. William Wakefield 1880–1883
    5. 5. Sarah (Rebecca) Wakefield 1882–1971
    6. 6. Susannah Wakefield 1887–1918
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wakefield 1889–
    8. 8. Harry Wakefield 1886–
  3. 3. Mary (A) Wakefield 1861–1904 m. Samuel Haddock 1857–1940
    1. 1. James (Aubyn) Baker 1886–1917 m. Frances Lunn 1887–1957
      1. 1. Francis Baker 1914–2003 m. Charles (Ronald) Makin 1913–1960
      2. 2. Alice Baker 1912–1974
      3. 3. Mary (Emma) Baker 1906–1955
      4. 4. John (W) Baker 1909–1996
    2. 2. Hedley Haddock 1891–1955 m. Lillian Falkiner 1896–1966
      1. 1. Joyce Haddock 1934–1966 m. Thomas (Gerald) Sands 1929–1999
      2. 2. Nellie Haddock 1920–1982
    3. 3. John (James) Haddock 1893–1939
      1. 1. Jack Haddock 1927–1986
    4. 4. Harold Haddock 1897–1962
  4. 4. Sarah Wakefield 1863–1904 m. John Williams 1864–1920
    1. 1. Reginald Williams 1906–1984 m. Olive Burton 1907–1991
      1. 1. William Williams 1932–2002
      2. 2. Reginald Williams 1934–2016
      3. 3. Irene Williams 1929–2004 m. Derek Ramsden –1984 m. Kenneth Chapman 1930–1991
    2. 2. Thomas Williams 1899–1913
    3. 3. Charles (John) Williams 1890–1952
      1. 1. Elizabeth Williams 1920–
    4. 4. Harry Williams 1895–1907
    5. 5. Joseph Williams 1901–1966
    6. 6. James Williams 1897–1980
    7. 7. William Williams 1892–1980
    8. 8. Hannah Williams 1903–1978
    9. 9. Maria Williams 1893–1986
  5. 5. Joseph Wakefield 1844–1903 m. Elizabeth (Barron) UNCONFIRMED 1848–
  6. 6. Susanna Wakefield 1852–1865
  7. 7. Henry Wakefield 1847– m. Ellen Wakefield 1850–
  8. 8. Thomas Wakefield 1856–1915 m. Lydia Boffey 1860–1887 m. Mary (Eliza) Hoult 1857–1908
    1. 1. Jane (Boffy) Wakefield 1875– m. Edward (Bernard) Gill 1873–
      1. 1. Austin Gill 1898–
      2. 2. Frederick (Sleigh Roberts) Gill 1900–
      3. 3. Lydia Gill 1907–
      4. 4. Gladys Gill 1904–1905
    2. 2. John Wakefield 1877–
    3. 3. Mary Wakefield 1880– m. Job Parkes 1878–1917
      1. 1. Luke Parkes 1905–1955
      2. 2. Joseph Parkes 1910–1948
      3. 3. Rose Parkes 1916–1955
      4. 4. Clara (Ivy) Parkes 1913–
      5. 5. Gladys Parkes 1918–2000 m. Harry Monks 1913–1986
        1. 1. mona monks 1941–2003
    4. 4. Joseph Wakefield 1887–1887
  9. 9. Sarah Wakefield 1862–1899
    1. 1. Sarah (J) Bowen 1883–
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bowen 1904–1978
    2. 2. Ethel Bowen 1894–
      1. 1. Susannah Cooper 1918–1943
  10. 10. Martha Wakefield 1855–
  11. 11. John Wakefield 1871–
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Wakefield 1849–1904
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Wells 1861–1946
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Baker 1894–1954
      1. 1. Doris Baker 1924–
    2. 2. Emma (Elizabeth) Baker 1902–
      1. 1. marjorie (Elizabeth) morgan 1930–2010
      2. 2. Edgar Morgan 1920–
    3. 3. Arthur Baker 1903–1980
      1. 1. Josephine (Ann) Baker 1942–1997
  14. 14. James (Wakefield) UNCONFIRMED 1858–1940 m. Bridget Murray 1876–1950
    1. 1. Sarah Wakefield 1898–1961 m. Alfred (Henry) Pickles 1892–1970
      1. 1. Gordon Pickles 1926–1996 m. Kathlyn (Elizabeth) Eyre 1929–2011
    2. 2. James Wakefield 1903–1969 m. Elizabeth (A) Lindsay 1906–1994
      1. 1. Evelyn (Mary) Wakefield 1929–2003 m. John (William) Thacker 1927–1992
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wakefield 1899–1902
    4. 4. Mary Wakefield 1896–1968 m. James Wakefield 1859–
    5. 5. William Wakefield 1916–1918
    6. 6. John ((jack)) Wakefield 1910–1995 m. Hilda (Florence Christine) Emmerson 1921–2010
    7. 7. Nathaniel Wakefield 1901–1930
    8. 8. Thomas Wakefield 1907–1955 m. Edith Hall 1909–1974
      1. 1. Raymond Wakefield 1943–1943
      2. 2. Derek Wakefield 1930–1974 m. Elizabeth (A) Williams 1942–2011 m. Elizabeth (A) Williams 1943–2011
      3. 3. Kenneth Wakefield 1933–2018 m. Helena Hoare 1934–2024
      4. 4. Gerald (D) Wakefield 1936–2022
    9. 9. Henry Wakefield 1905–1939

John Wakefield's Timeline

11 Records

1818
abt 1818
Birth of John Wakefield in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
1818
1818
Birth of John Wakefield in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1820
6 Feb 1820
Age 2
John Wakefield was baptized in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
1861
1861
Age 43
John Wakefield resided here in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 53
John Wakefield resided here in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 53
John Wakefield resided here in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 63
John Wakefield resided here in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 73
John Wakefield resided here in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 83
John Wakefield resided here in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
1901
25 Aug 1901
Age 83
Death of John Wakefield in Featherstone, Pontefract. Yorkshire. England
Featherstone, Pontefract. Yorkshire. England
1901
25 Aug 1901
Age 83
Death of John Wakefield in Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding
Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1818
    Event Place: Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3760; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098870
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2853; Folio: 87; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341684
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2956; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 836425
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2033; Folio: 37; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542906
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1820
    Event Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21047; Document Reference: DR 137
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2033; Folio: 37; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542906

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2956; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 836425

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2956; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 836425

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2853; Folio: 87; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341684

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3760; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098870

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4298; Folio: 50; Page: 32

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Featherstone, Pontefract. Yorkshire. England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
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