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Census search please

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Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 17:45

Hi, is anyone free to search the census reports for Ann Wake - born abt 1832 - Berkshire. I'm really trying to find parents for Ann, any birth record, siblings etc)

I have found details of two marriages for her:
1st marriage = Ann Alder Wake to David Benjamin - Sept 1847- Abingdon (1 child, Mary Benjamin 1849)
2nd Marriage = Ann Benjamin to Charles Peckham - Dec 1856 - Abingdon (believe they had 5 children John 1858, Elizabeth 1860, Charles 1862, Sarah 1868 and Alice Ann 1873).

Any help would be great, Many thanks, Sarah

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Jun 2013 17:52

Either marriage cert will name her father

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 17:53

1861 for reference
1861 census transcription details for: Gravelly Place, Speen

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 721
Folio: 13
Page: 19
Reg. District: Newbury
Sub District: 3 Speen
Parish: Speen
Enum. District: 1
Ecclesiastical District: St Marys Speenhamland
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Gravelly Place, Speen
County: Berkshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
PECKHAM, Ann Head Married F 31 1830 Wife Of A GroomAbingdon, Berkshire
PECkHAM, Mary Daughter F 13 1848 ScholarAbingdon, Berkshire
PECKHAM, John Son M 3 1858 Abingdon, Berkshire
PECKHAM, Elizabeth R Daughter F 1 1860 Sutton, Berkshire

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 17:56

Thank you both. Sorry meant to say I was trying to find parents without ordering marriage certificates at this stage.

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 17:57

With her parents in 1851 - born 1826 according to this census

1851 census transcription details for: West St Helens, Abingdon St Helens, Abingdon

National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 1688
Folio: 157
Page: 9
Reg. District: Abingdon
Sub District:
Parish: Abingdon St Helens
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough: Abingdon
Address: West St Helens, Abingdon St Helens, Abingdon
County: Berkshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
BENJAMIN, Mary Granddaughter F 4 1847 Abingdon, Berkshire
WAKE, William Head Married M 68 1783 Hemp DresserAbingdon, Berkshire
WAKE, Sarah Wife Married F 55 1796 Slop WorkerAbingdon, Berkshire
BENJAMIN, Ann Daughter Widow F 25 1826 Slop Worker Abingdon, Berkshire
WAKE, John Son M 12 1839 Abingdon, Berkshire
WAKE, William Son Unmarried M 20 1831 Labourer Abingdon, Berkshire

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 17:58

EDIT - HER YEAR OF BIRTH MAYBE NEARER 1826

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 18:03

1841 census transcription details for: Vineyard Street, St Helen, Abingdon

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National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 32
Book/Folio: 6/8
Page: 10
Reg. District: Abingdon Union
Sub District: Abingdon
Parish: St Helen
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough: Abingdon
Address: Vineyard Street, St Helen, Abingdon
County: Berkshire
Name Relation Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
WAKE, William M 60 1781 Berkshire (Hemp Dresser)
WAKE, Sarah F 40 1801 Berkshire
WAKE, Ann F 15 1826 Berkshire
WAKE, William M 10 1831 Berkshire
WAKE, John M 2 1839 Berkshire

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 18:03

Thank you Stuart, that's a great help.

martynsue

martynsue Report 6 Jun 2013 18:04

there is a ann wake 1826 on the 1841 census,
mother's name eliza but no father listed.
same area as the posting by stuart.


EDIT-also one born in 1828.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Jun 2013 18:05

Name: Ann Wake
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Birthplace: Berkshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Abingdon Union
Sub-District: Abingdon
Parish: St Helen
County: Berkshire

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 18:16

1871 census transcription details for: St Helen Street, West Zion's Court, St Helen, Abingdon

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG10
Piece: 1262
Folio: 26
Page: 1
Reg. District: Abingdon
Sub District: Abingdon
Parish: St Helen
Enum. District: 2F
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough: Abingdon
Address: St Helen Street, West Zion's Court, St Helen, Abingdon
County: Berkshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
PECKHAM, Charles Head M 41 1830 General Labourer Hampshire
PECKHAM, Ann Wife F 39 1832 Seamstress for Clothing Factory Berkshire
BENJAMIN, Mary Wife's Daughter F 22 1849 Machine HAnd at Factory Berkshire
PECKHAM, John Son M 13 1858 Berkshire
PECKHAM, Eliz Daughter F 11 1860 Berkshire
PECKHAM, Chas Son M 9 1862 Berkshire
PECKHAM, Sarah Daughter F 2 1869 Berkshire

Have added occupations from original as they are not on transcript. Charles b Lyndhurst, Hampshire all others Abingdon

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 18:17

Thank you all, great help.

Looking likely for 1841 and 1851 census posted by Stuart as her daughter from her first marriage ties in (Mary)

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 18:19

Charles in 1861 as he is not with the family
1861 census transcription details for: 12b, Park Lane, St George Hanover Square, London, Westminster

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 45
Folio: 51
Page: 16
Reg. District: St George Hanover Square
Sub District: 2 May Fair
Parish: St George Hanover Square
Enum. District: 9
Ecclesiastical District: St George Hanover Square
City/Municipal Borough: Westminster
Address: 12b, Park Lane, St George Hanover Square, London, Westminster
County: London
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
MAKEPEACE, George Head Married M 31 1830 Catering House KeeperEafield, Middlesex
MAKEPEACE, Jane Wife Married F 34 1827 Islington, Middlesex
MAKEPEACE, Arthur Charles Son M 0 (7M) 1861 St Georges, Middlesex
THAYER, Johannah Servant Unmarried F 19 1842 General Servant Ireland
DOOR, James Servant Unmarried M 16 1845 Waiter Elmfield, Middlesex
DUCK, Thomas Casual Lodger Unmarried M 29 1832 Valet Ash, Kent
LEADER, Henery Casual Lodger Unmarried M 22 1839 Postman Brompton, Middlesex
PRICE, George Casual Lodger Unmarried M 29 1832 Groom Wareham, Cheshire
MUNIR, John Casual Lodger Unmarried M 25 1836 Butler Scotland
SHEDWICK, George Casual Lodger Unmarried M 20 1841 Groom Wisborough Green, Sussex
LAMBERT, Henery Casual Lodger Married M 21 1840 Groom Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
ETHER, Fredrick Casual Lodger Unmarried M 20 1841 Groom ..., Surrey
PECKHAM, Charles Casual Lodger Unmarried M 33 1828 Groom ..., Hampshire

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 18:21

1851 census shows her as Ann Benjamin with parents William and Sarah Wake as well as with their grand daughter Mary Benjamin

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 18:29

Excellent, thank you so much. From this I have been able to go back another step :)

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2013 18:56

An unsourced tree on Ancestry gives
William Wake b 1779 Berkshire, died 1871 aged 92 Abingdon, Berks

Married 1819 Abingdon to Sarah Goatley Alder - (this sounds reasonable as daughter Ann is Ann ALder Wake)

William's parents given as John Wake b Abingdon (1750 - ) and Margaret b Abingdon(1750-1830) d Abingdon aged 80

John's parents John Wake c 1725 married Sarah Day Abingdon aged 17 in 1842

William had a sister Jane b 1781

William and Sarah Goatley Alder also had Thomas 1819-1821, William 1828-1888 and John 1839

If you are not an Ancestry member you can look on their sister site Mundia - free to join and the tree you are looking for is "Families of Abingdon, Berkshire"

Again to stress it is unsourced

PM sent to make OP aware of this as query marked as answered

Solar

Solar Report 6 Jun 2013 19:02

Just seen your pm and thank you for this extra info, definitely worth looking into. Was not aware of the Mundia site either so even more to work on.
Kind regards