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Wakefield family

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Stuart

Stuart Report 6 Feb 2019 10:34

My Great Grandfather Frank was born in Hackney in 1844. Frank got married to Caroline Elizabeth. I need to find her maiden name and any other details about the family would be great. He was a photographer and moved to Ealing and opened the Wakefield Photographic Studio in 1902.

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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Feb 2019 10:49


Frank Wakefield
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Name:
Frank Wakefield
Gender:
Male
Record Type:
Marriage
Marriage Date:
9 Jan 1869
Marriage Place:
St John, Hackney, Hackney, England
Father:
John Wakefield
Spouse:
Caroline Elizabeth Blatchford
Register Type:
Parish Register

He's a cabinet manufacturer, his father an upholsterer, her father John William Hughes Blatchford a warehouseman.

safc

safc Report 6 Feb 2019 10:56

Record Transcription:
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

35, Wellington Street, St Luke, London & Middlesex, England


Caroline E Blatchford

Caroline E Blatchford's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John W H Blatchford Head Married Male 38 1823 Clerk & Warehouseman Plymouth, Devon, England
Caroline E Blatchford Wife Married Female 40 1821 Milliner & Dressmaker Plymouth, Devon, England
Caroline E Blatchford Daughter Unmarried Female 15 1846 - Plymouth, Devon, England
Berry Blatchford Daughter - Female 10 1851 Scholar Plymouth, Devon, England

safc

safc Report 6 Feb 2019 11:04



Location: Devon, England

First name(s) John William Hughes
Last name Blatchford
Age Full
Birth year -
Marriage year 1844
Marriage date 03 Nov 1844
Denomination Anglican
Place Plymouth, Charles the Martyr
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Blatchford
Spouse's first name(s) Caroline
Spouse's last name Merchant
Spouse's age Full
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Merchant
County Devon
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Feb 2019 11:10

John Williams Hughes
Last name Blatchford
Birth year 1823
Birth date ? ? 1823
Baptism year 1823
Baptism date 25 May 1823
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Plymouth, St Andrew
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Mary
County Devon
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
Archive reference 358/10

John William Hughes
Last name Blatchford
Age Full
Birth year -
Marriage year 1844
Marriage date 03 Nov 1844
Denomination Anglican
Place Plymouth, Charles the Martyr
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Blatchford
Spouse's first name(s) Caroline
Spouse's last name Merchant
Spouse's age Full
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Merchant
County Devon
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record set Devon Marriages

John
Last name Blatchford
Age 44
Birth year 1824
Residence 31 High Street Sto
Home parish Stonehouse
Death year 1868
Burial year 1868
Burial date 03 Feb 1868
Parish Ford Park Cemetery
Place Plymouth, Ford Park Cemetery
Denomination General
Grave type Common
Memorial reference Section G, No.4, Row 20
County Devon
Country England

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Feb 2019 11:11


John Franklin Wakefield
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
Name:
John Franklin Wakefield
Gender:
Male
Record Type:
Baptism
Baptism Date:
16 Mar 1881
Baptism Place:
Hackney St John, Hackney, England
Father:
Frank Wakefield
Mother:
Caroline Elizabeth Wakefield

Father a photographer.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Feb 2019 11:15


Maud Louisa Wakefield
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
Name:
Maud Louisa Wakefield
Gender:
Female
Record Type:
Baptism
Baptism Date:
14 Mar 1887
Baptism Place:
Ealing St Mary, Ealing, England
Father:
Frank Wakefield
Mother:
Caroline Elizabeth Wakefield

Father a photographer & printer.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Feb 2019 11:30

Curiously the 1891 census shows Frank & Caroline E, with 9 children starting with Maud L., 21 and down to George H., 5.

!871 census shows Frank & Caroline married with daughter Maud L., 1 year, 4 months. (Must have been late baptisms)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2019 11:37

Put the following in your favourites and use for all bmd enquiries from 1837 onwards

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Feb 2019 11:39

Name: Frank Wakefield
Publication Year: 1902
Address: 1 High streetEaling W
Residence Place: London, England

probate to edward arthur wakefield photograher, £724 0s 2d
of 49 ealing rd
Name: Frank Wakefield
Death Date: 12 Mar 1929
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Probate Date: 21 Sep 1929
Registry: London, England

Name: Frank Wakefield
Death Date: 1929
Cemetery: South Ealing Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Ealing, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London, England
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

alviegal

alviegal Report 6 Feb 2019 12:51

Children of Wakefield/ Blatchford parents.

WAKEFIELD, MAUD LOUISE BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 460

WAKEFIELD, FRANK GRAHAM BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 475

WAKEFIELD, BESSIE VIOLET BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1874 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 484 Occasional Copy: A Order

WAKEFIELD, EMILY MAY BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1874 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 485 Order

WAKEFIELD, FLORENCE GERTRUDE BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in ISLINGTON Volume 01B Page 451

WAKEFIELD, ETHEL MABEL BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1878 J Quarter in ISLINGTON Volume 01B Page 346

WAKEFIELD, JOHN FRANKLIN BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 569

WAKEFIELD, EDWARD ARTHUR BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 471 Order

WAKEFIELD, GEORGE HAMILTON BLATCHFORD Order
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 79

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2019 12:58

Those births posted by alviegal are from another FREE site


https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

alviegal

alviegal Report 6 Feb 2019 13:00

Caroline died in 1903 and by 1911, 2 of their children had also died.


WAKEFIELD, CAROLINE 61 Order
GRO Reference: 1903 D Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 99


WAKEFIELD, EMILY MAY 0 Order
GRO Reference: 1874 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 312


WAKEFIELD, JOHN FRANKLIN 14 Order
GRO Reference: 1895 S Quarter in PANCRAS Volume 01B Page 30



1911 Census For England & Wales

64 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, Middlesex, England

Frank Wakefield Head Widower Male 66 1845 Photographer London Hackney
Bessie Violet Wakefield Daughter Single Female 36 1875 Assist In Business London Hackney
Edward Arthur Wakefield Son Single Male 27 1884 Photographer London Stoke Newington

alviegal

alviegal Report 6 Feb 2019 13:21

MR. FRANK WAKEFIELD. Well-known Photographer Passes Away. The death of Mr. Frank Graham Wakefield. "Forest Lodge." Ravenscourt Park, eldest son of Mr. Frank Wakefield, 49, Uxbridge-road, Ealing, and brother of Mr. E. A. Wakefield. The Mall, Ealing...
23 June 1923 - Middlesex County Times - London, London, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2019 13:58



Please post your feedback on here Stuart - use the 'Add your reply' function

Also, marking as answered means people will think you need no further help.

It is advisable NEVER to click on 'mark as answered' as this cannot be undone

Stuart

Stuart Report 6 Feb 2019 15:29

Thank you so much for this information. It is amazing to find all this history. I married a girl from Plymouth, my Great-grandfather married a girl from Plymouth and on my mothers side they came from Plymouth ??

alviegal

alviegal Report 6 Feb 2019 16:42

Don't know if you've googled Frank's name, but here is a site that has a couple of his photos on.

http://www.whatsthatpicture.com/2012/01/early-ealing-studios-photographers

Stuart

Stuart Report 7 Feb 2019 11:24

Hi Alviegal, yes I have seen these before. I joined the Ealing History group and they have been very helpful and posted many photographs for me. Thanks for your post.

greyghost

greyghost Report 7 Feb 2019 17:19

Related to a newly posted thread -https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1375588