Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Wakefield was born on 6 January 1857, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Wakefield, was 30 and her mother, Maria Billings, was 11854. She married George Guttridge in 1876, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Runcton Holme with South Runcton-Wallington and Thorpeland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Downham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1952, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 95.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Emma Wakefield in household of Maria Wakefield, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Emma Guttridge, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Emma Wakefield, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
Spouse and Children
1855– Male
1857–1952 Female
Parents and Siblings
1828– Male
1824–1901 Female
Siblings (5)
1852–1936 Male
1853–1853 Male
1854– Female
1857–1952 Female
1868–1949 Female
World Events (7)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 23
1884
Age 27
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 47
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire and from Wakefield Lawn in Potterspury (Northamptonshire). Both are named from the Old English personal name Waca or Old English wacu ‘wake, festival’ + feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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