See also

Maud Rose E. Langley (1885-bef1930)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1920, New York to Southampton for Maud R Wakefield

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1920, Southampton to New York for Maud Wakefield

  • Birth:

  • 1885

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire2

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15-16)

  • 1901 Census - living with parents

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  • Maud is working as a printer

  • Emigration:

  • 8 May 1913 (age 28)

  • from Wales to the United States3

  •  

  • to join her husband Walter in Chicago

  • Travelled:

  • 20 Jun 1920 (age 34-35)

  • New York4

  •  

  • Address: 12 Bryngwyn Road, Abertillery, Monmouthshire

  • Travelled:

  • 18 Sep 1920 (age 34-35)

  • Southampton5

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  • Address: 2205 Warren Street, Chicago, Illinois

  • Visited (daughter & son-in-law):

  • 26 Jul 1921 (age 35-36)

  • Parents visit

  • Death:

  • btw Oct 1922 and 1930 (age 36-45)

  • Chicago, Illinois

  •  

  • No record of Maude can be found after her arrival in New York on 25th September 1920 after a visit to he parents and the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. She does not appear in the Census although her husband Walter who is shown as being married and son Horace do. As her death is not registered in England or Wales it is assumed that she died in the U.S. - probably in Chicago.

Marriage

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1911, 1911 Census for Household of Walter Wakefield in East Stonehouse, Devon

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1920, 1920 U.S. Census for Household of Maude Wakefield in Chicago, Illinois

  • Spouse:

  • Walter Sydney Wakefield (1884-1953)

  • Children:

  • Lily Maud Wakefield (1906-1906)

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  • Horace S. R. Wakefield (1910?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1906 (age 20-21)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire6 7

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  • It is known from the 1911 Census that Walter Wakefield's wife's name was Maude and that they had been married for 5 years. It is therefore certain that Walter married Maud Langley.

  • Census for household:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  • East Stonehouse, Devon8

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  • Address: 44 Edgcumbe Street

    The household consisted of Walter, his wife Maude and their son Horace who was 9 months old. They were living in a 2 room flat above the shop where Walter had his business of boot maker and repairer. Maude assisted in the business presumably minding the shop while he was in his workshop which was probably behind the shop.

  • Moved:

  • btw May 1911 and Aug 1912 (age 25-27)

  • East Stonehouse

  •  

  • Address: 12 Bryngwyn Road, Abertillery, Six Bells, Monmouthshire

    which was Maud's parents home with their son Horace. The reason for the move is not entirely clear. The family emigrated to the United States - first Walter in 1913 followed by his wife and son in 1913. Whether their bootmaking and repairing business failed and they decided to emigrate or they decided to emigrate and sold the business is not known but in any case they were able to stay with Maud's parents until they emigrated.

  • Census for household:

  • 9 Jan 1920 (age 34)

  • Chicago, Illinois9

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  • Address: 2205 Warner Avenue

    The household consisted of Walter, his wife Maud and their son Horace. In addition they had 3 lodgers (roomers in American parlance). Maude is shown as the head of the household - presumably because she collects the rents from the lodgers and pays the rent to the landlord. Walter is working as a japanner. Horace is at school.

Sources

1.

1911 England Census for Household of Walter Wakefield in East Stonehouse, Devon, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/13008; Maude. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/13008.

2.

Ibid. Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/13008.

3.

Purser S.S. Adriatic, Maud Rose Elizabeth Wakefield and her son Horace emiigrated to the United States, (MyHertitage website). Cit. Date: 8 May 1913. United States National Archives.

4.

Passenger List: Maud R Wakefield, June 1920, Board of Trade.

5.

Passenger List: Maude Wakefield, 18 September 1920, United States National Archives.

6.

1911 England Census for Household of Walter Wakefield in East Stonehouse, Devon, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/13008; Maude Wakefield wife of Walter Wakefield. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/13008.

7.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Walter Sydney Wakefield and Maud Rose E. Langley, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bristol, Volume: 6a, Page: 66, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1906 Q1 Bristol Vol. 6a, Page 66; Cit. Date: Q1 1906. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

8.

1911 England Census for Household of Walter Wakefield in East Stonehouse, Devon, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/13008; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/13008.

9.

1920 United States census, Chicago, Illinois, T625, Sheet 8-A, Family 142, Line 40, head of household: Maude Wakefield, United States National Archives.