William Wakefield in Shropshire, Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Wakefield of Hollies Yard High Street, Halesowen, Shropshire, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Wakefield
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Birth year: 1839
Occupation: Bricklayers Labourer
Birth town: Halesowen
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: Hollies Yard High Street
Town: —
Parish: Halesowen
County: Shropshire, Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Stourbridge

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Ann	Last name Wakefield	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation Nailer	Birth place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Benjamin	Last name Wakefield	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Shaw	Relationship Sister In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation Factory Girl (Nail)	Birth place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Benjamin	Last name Shaw	Relationship Brother In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation General Labourer	Birth place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Shaw	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wakefield family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Wakefield and 5 other people

Wakefield family summary

NAME: William Wakefield
BORN: 1839
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Halesowen, Shropshire, Worcestershire, England