Ruth Wakefield

Female1 December 1667–

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Wakefield was born on 1 December 1667, in Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Roger Wakefield, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Preston, was 34. She married Christopher Fisher on 2 April 1692, in Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Fisher
1663–
Ruth Wakefield
1667–
Marriage: 2 April 1692

Sources (3)

  • Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
  • Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
  • Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 April 1692Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
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    Siblings (5)

    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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