See also
Name:
Frederick William Wakefield1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1860, Register Entry for Baptism of Frederick William Wakefield
1943, Births, Marriages, Dearhs and In Memoriam
1943, Grant of Probate for Frederick William Wakefield
Birth:
23 Jul 1860
Birth Registration (quarter):
Q3 1860 (age 0)
Swansea3
Baptism:
17 Oct 1860 (age 0)
St Mary's Parish Church2
Address: Swansea, Glamorganshire
Also his older brother Henry but who else is not known.
Census (living with mother):
2 Apr 1871 (age 10)
1871 Census. Living with mother
Occupation:
aft 1874 (age 13-14)
-; Hotwell Road, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire6 7 8 9 10
a watchmaker & jeweller|| In the 1881, 1891,1901 and 1911 Censuses he is shown as a jeweller and watchmaker (or clockmaker). It is therefore assumed that he served an apprenticeship from the age of 14 which gives a date of 1874. At the time of the 1881 Census, taken when he was 20, he was living with his mother and he was almost certainly an employee perhaps of the person with whom he served an apprentiship. By 1891 he has his own business first at 219 Hotwell Road and then 217 Hotwell Road. Hotwell Road was had many shops and commerial premises. He is listed in Kelly's 1902 Directory as a watch maker so probably his main source of income was from watch repairs. The business is obviously moderately sucessful as by 1891 his son Arthur is appreticed to his father and by 1911 he is employing his daughter Comfort in the shop. None of the censuses indicate that he employed anyone else so probably his wife Sarah helped as well.
The property at 217 Hotwell Road is fairly substantial with 6 rooms and was almost certainly typical of a small shop of that era. It was almost certainly has a living room behind the shop connected by a door with a window so that
Census (living with mother):
3 Apr 1881 (age 20)
1881 Census. Living with mother
Parent:
9 Sep 1883 (age 23)
Baptism of son Arthur James
Son:
17 Mar 1890 (age 29)
Present at death of his mother Jane
Son:
19 Mar 1890 (age 29)
Reported mother's death
spouse:
8 Jan 1929 (age 68)
Death of spouse Sarah
Executor:
15 Apr 1929 (age 68)
Comfort was executor for estate of Sarah Ann Evans
1939 Register:
29 Sep 1939 (age 79)
Bristol, Gloucestershire5
Address: 4 Merchants Road
His daughter Comfort and her husband Edward are living with him. They are sharing the house with a single lady Emily Sperrin.
Death:
6 Feb 1943 (age 82)
Address: 4 Merchants Road
The grant of probate on his estate give the date and place of his death.
Probate:
14 Apr 1943
Bristol12
The probate was grated to Comfort under her married surname of Prestridge. The value of the estate was £4,885 11s. 10d. The beneficiaries are not known.
1891, 1891 Census for Household of Frederick W Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol
1901, 1901 Census for Household of Frederick W Wakefield in Bristol
1911, 1911 Census for Household of Frederick Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
12 Nov 1882 (age 23)
Address: Barton Regis, Bristol
the first witness Henry was the Groom's brother. The other witness Maria was probably a friend of the bride. The bride gave her address as Gotham House which was a large mid-19th century house. Given her background she was probably a servant and her father who was an agricultural labourer may have worked on the estate.
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 30)
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire16
Address: 219 Hotwell Road
The household consisted of Frederick, his wife Sarah, and their two children Arthur (age 7) and Comfort (age1). The family had 4 rooms in a 6 roomed house. The other two rooms are occupied by 2 families of 2 who have 1 room each. Frederick is shown as being employed on his own account repairing jewellery, clock and watches so presumably is working from home.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 40)
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire17
Address: 217 Hotwell Road
The household consisted of Frederick, his wife Sarah, and their two children Arthur (age 17) and Comfort (age 11). The family has the whole house which has at least five rooms to themselves. Next door there is a drapers shop which occupies 219-223 Hotwell Road so the Wakefield's house may also have a shop from which Frederick carried out his business as a Watchmaker and jeweller. In the previous census they were living at 219 Howell Road but there is no indication that it was a shop at that time as 221 and 223 also accommodated families who were obviously not in trade.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 50)
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire18
Address: 217 Hotwell Road
The household consisted of Frederick, his wife Sarah, and their two grown up children Arthur and Comfort. The family are still living 'over the shop'. Arthur is giving music lessons (presumably piano) at home and Comfort is helping in the shop.
Census for household:
19 Jun 1921 (age 60)
Bristol, Gloucestershire19
Address: 217 Hotwell Road
The household consisted of Frederick and his wife Sarah. Sarah is helping in her husband's jeweller shop. They have given up two rooms which are now occupied by a married couple.
1881 England Census for Household of Jane H. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, (Ancestry website). National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2479.
Parish Register for Baptism of Frederick William Wakefield, St Mary, Swansea, Glamorganshire, 17 October 1860, Welsh Archive Services.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Frederick William Wakefield, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Births 1860 Q3 Swansea Vol. 11a, Page 506; Cit. Date: Q3 1860. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
1871 Census for Jane H. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG10/2541, Folio 82, Page 42, Schedule 263; Frederick W. Wakefield age 10 born in Swansea son of Jane H. Wakefield. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2541.
1939 Register: Frederick W Wakefield, 29 September 1939, National Archives, RG101/4878B, Item 10, Line 23.
1881 England Census for Household of Jane H. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, (Ancestry website). Fred. Wm. Wakefield jeweller & clockmaker living in Clifton, Bristol. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2479.
1891 England Census for Household of Frederick W. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/1967, Folio 83, Page 17, Schedule 120; Frederick W. Wakefield watchmaker & jeweller (repairer) working for himself. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1967.
1901 England Census for Household of Frederick W. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/2366, Folio 70, Page 13, Schedule 89; Frederick W. Wakefield watchmaker and jeweller working on own account. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2366.
1911 England Census for Household of Frederick William Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/14841; Frederick William Wakefield, watchmaker and jeweller working on own account at home. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/14841.
Kelly's 1902 Bristol Diectory, Directory Type: Kelly's Bristol Directory, (1902). 217 Hotwell RoadFrederick Wm. Wakefield watch maker. University of Lester. Call Number: Historical Directories.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Frederick W Wakefield, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1943 Q1 Bristol Vol 6a, Page 11; Cit. Date: Q1 1943. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Grant of Probate: Frederick William Wakefield, 14 April 1948, Principal Probate Registry, Wills and Administrations 1943 Volume W, Page 55.
Death Notice in Western Daily Press And Bristol Mirror, Bristol, 8 February 1943.
Non-conformist Records for Marriage of Frederick William Wakefield and Sarah Ann Evans, Victoria Wesleyan Chapel, Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire, 12 November 1882, Bristol Archives.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Frederick William Wakefield and Sarah Ann Evans, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1882 Q4 Barton Regis Vol. 6a, Page 332; Cit. Date: Q4 1882. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1891 England Census for Household of Frederick W. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/1967, Folio 83, Page 17, Schedule 120; Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1967.
1901 England Census for Household of Frederick W. Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/2366, Folio 70, Page 13, Schedule 89; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2366.
1911 England Census for Household of Frederick William Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/14841; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/14841.
1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 217 Hotwell Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, head of household: Frederick William Wakefield, National Archives.