Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Wakefield was born on 7 February 1852, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wakefield, was 25 and his mother, Maria Billings, was 11849. He married Rebecca Rich in 1879, in Upwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1936, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Robert Wakefield in household of Maria Wakefield, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Robert Wakefield, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Wakefield in entry for Hugh Wakefield, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
Spouse and Children
1852–1936 Male
1861– Female
Children (5)
1880–1917 Female
1881– Male
1883– Male
1888–1974 Female
1893– Male
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)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 2
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 28
1884
Age 32
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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