Robert G. Wakefield (1866 - 1887)

Born 16 Jul 1866 in Canada West

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Died 10 Jun 1887 at age 20 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Robert Wakefield is born on August 2, 1866 in Canada West, the son of Hannah Jane Thomson (1833-1905) and John Wakefield (1828-1909) [1][2]. He may have been born in Markham Township, as that is where his parents lived on a farm. Or he may have been born in Scarborough Township, the township to the south (now a part of Toronto) where is parents moved sometime prior to 1871. He can be seen in the 1871 census records as “John Robt”, although it appears that the census taker has mixed his name up with his brothers [3]. He is also shown in the 1881 census records, living on a farm with his family [4]. By 1881 the family has moved to a new farm in Vaughan Township. He dies on June 10, 1887 and is buried in the cemetery of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bendale, Scarborough [5].

Sources

[1] 1968 Paterson family tree: shows Robert as the 6th child of Hannah & John.

[2] birth date: the original profile of Robert Wakefield, created by Katharine E., and based on a a file – Andrew-thomson.ged – shows a birth date of July 16, 1866. The headstone at Bendale shows Aug 2, 1866.

[3] 1871 census, Ontario, 45 East York, Scarboro Div 1, pg 72, household 265: John Wakefield (42), born England – farmer; Hannah (38); Joseph (18); Martg (16); April (14), presumably Agnes; ?as J (12), presumably James; John (10); John Robt (8); Andrew (4); Family is Presbyterian & English. [The census taker has put two of the children, Andrew and John Robt in the incorrect order.]

[4] 1881 census, Ontario, York West (136), Vaughan (E), Div 1, pg 17: John Wakefield (52), English, farmer; Hannah (48), Scotch; James (23); Mary Marsh (28), widow; John (20); Andrew (19); Robert (15); Marget (8).

[5] St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bendale, cemetery, headstone: “In memory of Hannah Jane beloved wife of John [b]orn Mar. 14, 1833, died Oct. 14, 1905; John Wakefield born Oct. 20, 1828, died Aug. 28, 1909; And their children Robert G. born Aug. 2, 1866, died June 10, 1887; William born May 30, 1869, died Apr. 6, 1870”

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Katharine E for creating WikiTree profile Wakefield-496 through the import of andrew thomson.ged on Jun 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Katharine and others.

The current biography was prepared by Fred Paterson Nix on Dec 5, 2013 (up-dated in Jan 2022).