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Peerage Record – 60180

Roger Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601791, b. 14 August 1706, d. 14 August 1756

Last Edited=15 May 2019
     Roger Wakefield was born on 14 August 1706.1 He was the son of Roger Wakefield and Mary Haig.2 He married, firstly, Margaret Willan, daughter of Thomas Willan, on 2 April 1730.1 He married, secondly, Mary Wilson, daughter of John Wilson, on 4 October 1737.1 He died on 14 August 1756 at age 50.1
     He lived at Stricklandgate, Kendal, Westmorland, England.1 He two sons and two daughters by his first wife and two elder sons and two daughters by his second wife.1

Child of Roger Wakefield and Mary Wilson

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601792, b. 1715, d. 1756

Last Edited=14 May 2019
     Edward Wakefield was born in 1715.1 He was the son of Roger Wakefield and Mary Haig.2 He married, firstly, Huldah Crillett.1 He married, secondly, Isabella Gibbon.1 He died in 1756.1

Child of Edward Wakefield and Huldah Crillett

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Huldah Crillett1

Female, Registry Number #601793

Last Edited=14 May 2019
     Huldah Crillett married Edward Wakefield, son of Roger Wakefield and Mary Haig.1
     Her married name became Wakefield.

Child of Huldah Crillett and Edward Wakefield

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601794, b. 1750, d. 1826

Last Edited=20 Aug 2022
     Edward Wakefield was born in 1750.2 He was the son of Edward Wakefield and Huldah Crillett.3 He married Priscilla Bell in 1771.1,2 He died in 1826.2

Children of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S9657] Philip Temple, A sort of conscience : the Wakefields (Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2002), page 6. Hereinafter cited as A sort of conscience.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Priscilla Bell1

Female, Registry Number #601795, b. 1751, d. 1832

Last Edited=20 Aug 2022
     Priscilla Bell was born in 1751.2 She married Edward Wakefield, son of Edward Wakefield and Huldah Crillett, in 1771.1,2 She died in 1832.2
     She was author of some 20 books on miscellaneous subjects and a founder of various savings banks.1 From 1771, her married name became Wakefield.

Children of Priscilla Bell and Edward Wakefield

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S9657] Philip Temple, A sort of conscience : the Wakefields (Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2002), page 6. Hereinafter cited as A sort of conscience.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601796, b. 1774, d. 1854

Last Edited=20 Aug 2022
     Edward Wakefield was born in 1774.1 He was the son of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell.2 He married, firstly, Susanna Crash in 1791.1,3 He married, secondly, Frances Davies, daughter of David Davies, in 1822.4 He died in 1854.1

Children of Edward Wakefield and Susanna Crash

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S9657] Philip Temple, A sort of conscience : the Wakefields (Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2002), page 6. Hereinafter cited as A sort of conscience.
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  5. [S264] David Gardiner, online unknown url, David Gardiner (unknown location), downloaded 5 March 2007.
  6. [S5874] Rochard Spring, “re: Spring Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 16 February 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Spring Family.”

Susanna Crash1

Female, Registry Number #601797

Last Edited=20 Aug 2022
     Susanna Crash married Edward Wakefield, son of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell, in 1791.1,2
     From 1791, her married name became Wakefield.

Children of Susanna Crash and Edward Wakefield

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S9657] Philip Temple, A sort of conscience : the Wakefields (Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2002), page 6. Hereinafter cited as A sort of conscience.
  3. [S264] David Gardiner, online unknown url, David Gardiner (unknown location), downloaded 5 March 2007.
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S5874] Rochard Spring, “re: Spring Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 16 February 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Spring Family.”

Edward Gibbon Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601798, b. 20 March 1796, d. 16 May 1862

Last Edited=14 May 2019

Edward Wakefield 2

     Edward Gibbon Wakefield was born on 20 March 1796 at London, England.1,3 He was the son of Edward Wakefield and Susanna Crash.4 He married, firstly, Eliza Susan Pattle, daughter of Thomas Charles Pattle, on 27 July 1816 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.3 He married, secondly, Ellen Turner, daughter of William Turner, in March 1826 at Gretna Green, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.3 He died on 16 May 1862 at age 66 at Wellington, New Zealand.1,3
     He was originator of the concept of Adelaide, Australia, as a convict-free settlement, and founder of Christchurch, Wellington, Otago, Nelson and New Plymouth in New Zealand.1 His marriage to Ellen Turner was annulled by Act of parliament.3 He was sentenced to three years for abducting Ellen Turner and forcing her to marry.3

Children of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and Eliza Susan Pattle

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Bessie Helena Humfrey1

Female, Registry Number #601799, b. 1875

Last Edited=23 Aug 2013
     Bessie Helena Humfrey was born in 1875 at Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.1 She was the daughter of Francis Humfrey and Eliza Horwood Southernwood.1
Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Edward Jerningham Wakefield1

Male, Registry Number #601800, b. 25 June 1820, d. 3 March 1879

Last Edited=17 Aug 2022
     Edward Jerningham Wakefield was born on 25 June 1820 at London, England.2 He was the son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and Eliza Susan Pattle.3 He married Ellen Roe on 3 October 1863.1,2 He died on 3 March 1879 at age 58.2
     He was an adventurer and writer.1 He wrote the book Adventures in New Zealand, published 1845.2 He had three daughters.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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