Edward Wakefield (1774 - 1854)

Born 28 Jul 1774 in Parish of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Crush) Wakefield — married 3 Oct 1791 in Saint Dunstan In The East, London, England

Husband of Frances (Davies) Wakefield — married 3 Aug 1823 in British Ambassador's house, Paris, France

Descendants

Died 18 May 1854 at age 79 in Knightsbridge, London, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Born Tottenham, London, England

Edward Wakefield (1774–1854) was an English philanthropist and statistician, chiefly known as the author of the pre-famine 2 vol book An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political ^[1] and as the father of several controversial sons. ^[2]

Edward Wakefield, bachelor married Susannah Crush, spinster 3rd October 1791 at St. Dunstan in the East, London, England. Witnessed by Edmund & Hannah NORMAN^[3]

Marriage announcement: Mr. Edw{ard} Wakefield Jun. of the Old Jewry to Miss. CRUSH of Felsted, Essex^[4]

Edward's first wife Susannah supposedly died in 1816 in London, but as yet, no primary documentary evidence has been identified.

Edward Wakefield, widower of St. James in the City of Westminster and Frances Davies, spinster of Presbury {sic} in the County of Chester married in the House of H.M.B Abbassador, Paris, France by licence on the 3rd of August 1823^[5] however the marriage was not reported in the newspapers until three years later:

Edward Wakefield, Esq. married "Frances DAVIS, only daughter of the Reverend D. DAVIS D.D." at Paris {France} in April 1826^[6]

His occupation in New Zealand was "Land Agent"

Sources

1. ↑ pdf An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political
2. ↑ Wikipedia article
3. ↑ "St. Dunstan in the East, London, England Marriage Register entry of Edward WAKEFIELD & Susannah CRUSH" 1791 Entry No. 517 London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1931; Reference Number: P69/DUN1/A/01/Ms 7859/1. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk Accessed 13th Feb 2018
4. ↑ "The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 61, Part 2" Marriages & Deaths of Considerable Persons 1791 Pg. 969 Googlebooks Accessed 13th Feb 2018
5. ↑ "British armed forces and overseas banns and marriages" H.M.B. Ambassador Paris Marriages 1823 Pg. 96 Entry 287 Image available at FindMypast Accessed 14th Feb 2018
6. ↑ "Bury and Norwich Post 26 April 1826" Pg. 2 Column . Image available at FindMypast Accessed 14th Feb 2018

• Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 58 Wakefield, Edward (1774-1854) by Cæsar Litton Falkiner
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch; citing Parish of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, England, reference 467; FHL microfilm 817,385.