See also
Name:
William Henry Wakefield1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1826
Due to lack of of other evidence it is assumed that he was abut the same age as his wife, Jane Harlning Bootyman.
Occupation:
carpenter after leaving the Army2
Military Service:
bef 1856 (age 29-30)
Army3
On his son Henry's Birth Certificate his occupation is given as Chelsea Pensioner
Parent:
15 Mar 1857 (age 30-31)
Baptism of son Henry James
Parent:
17 Oct 1860 (age 33-34)
Baptism of son Frederick William
Death:
bef Aug 1879 (age 52-53)4
He is shown as deceased on his son Henry's Marriage Certificate.
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
1 May 1856 (age 29-30)
the District Church of St Clement5
Address: Bristol, Gloucestershire
The witnesses witnessed other marriages in particular R Walton so he may have been the Clerk. As the witnesses were not related to William or Jane there may not have been any family or friends present
General Register Office, Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage for Henry James Wakefield and Eliza Emily Adams, (General Register Office on 9 Feb 2004 in response to Application No. COL120947/2). Custom Id: MXB 516645; Groom's Father - William Henry Wakefield. Pat Ward.
Ibid. Occupation. Cit. Date: 1 May 1856. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Henry James Wakefield, (General Register Office on 9 Dec 2009 in response to Application No. 1858234-1). Custom Id: PBX269850; William Henry Wakefield's occupation is given as Chelsea Pensioner. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage for Henry James Wakefield and Eliza Emily Adams, (General Register Office on 9 Feb 2004 in response to Application No. COL120947/2). Custom Id: MXB 516645; Date of Marriage - 28 Aug 1879. Groom's Father - William Henry Wakefield (deceased). Cit. Date: 28 August 1879. Pat Ward.
Parish Register for Marriage of William Henry Wakefield and Jane Harlning Bootyman, St Clement, Bristol, Gloucestershire, 15 April 1856.