Katherine (Orriss) Wakefield (1818 - 1887)

Born 1818 in Woodham Walter, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Wakefield — married 5 Nov 1842 in Woodham Walter, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1887 at about age 69 in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Katherine "Kitty" Orriss (1819-1887)

Daughter of John Orriss (1765-1835) & Elizabeth Francis (1775-1861); 4 brothers, 3 sisters

Birth, 14 April 1819, Woodham Walter, Essex; baptism, 28 May 1818, Woodham Walter, St Michael, Essex; daughter of John Orris & Elizabeth.^[1]

Father, John Orriss, died 11 Oct 1835,

1841 England Census, St Peter, Maldon,Essex, Catherine Orriss [Neiss] (25), born Essex, living in household of Wiilam Read, Beeleigh [?] Grange: Wiilam Read (35), Farmer, born outside Essex; Emma Read (40), born Essex; B G Walker (30), born Essex, Druggist; Elizabeth Walker (35), born Essex; Augustus Walker (5), b Essex; Catherine Orriss (25), b Essex, F.S. [Female Servant?]; Maria Mead (15), b Essex, F,S.; James Wakefield (20), b Essex, M.S.^[2]

Marriage, 5 Nov 1842, Woodham Walter, St Michael, Essex, to KATHERINE (Kitty) ORRISS (1819-1887)^[3][4] Marriage, 5 Nov 1842, Woodham Walter, St Michael, Essex, to KATHERINE (Kitty) ORRISS (1819-1887)^[5][6]

-- Sarah Ann Wakefield (1843-1889), m. Thomas James Driver

-- Mary Ann Wakefield (1849-1903), m William Gifford (1854- )

-- Ellen Wakefield (1851- )

--Esther Wakefield (1852-1905)

1851 England Census, Whitetown, Woodham Walter, Essex: James Walker (32), Head, Ag Lab, born White Notley, Essex; Katherine Wakefield (33), wife, b Woodham Walter; Children: Sarah Ann Wakefield (7); Mary Ann Wakefield (2); Ellen Wakefield (1 mo); all born Woodham Walter

Her husband died, buried 14 Mar 1854, Essex

1861 England Census, Walthamstow, Essex; living with mother, and youngest daughter.^[7]

1871 England Census, St Mary, Walthamstow, Essex^[8]

1881 England Census, Walthamstow, Essex: Kitty Wakefield (62), Mother-in-law to Head, born Woodham Walter, Essex, Widow. Living in household of William Gifford, Eden road.^[9]

Death registered 3Q 1887, West Ham, Essex, Kitty Wakefield, age 72.^[10]

Burial, 5 Nov 1887, Queen's Road Cemetery, Waltham Forest (Greater London); Kitty Wakefield, died 242 Boundry Road. Grave nr III 879, Interment nr 4898, Not Consecrated.^[11]

• Fact: Christening (28 May 1818) Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1861) Woodham Walter, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1871) Walthamstow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Burial (5 November 1887) Queens Road Cemetery, Walthamstow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence Woodham Walter Village

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
4. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76Y4-YFN2 : 14 January 2020), Jane Wakefield, 5 Nov 1842; citing Marriage, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
6. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76Y4-YFN2 : 14 January 2020), Jane Wakefield, 5 Nov 1842; citing Marriage, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England.
7. ↑ Elizh Orris (86), Head, born Woodm Walter, Essex, Ag lab widow Kitty Wakefield (43), daughter, b Woodm Walter, Essex, Ag lab widow; Esther Wakefield (9), granddaughter-in-law, b Woodm Walter, Essex, Scholar. Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
8. ↑ Kitty Wakefield (54), Head, born Woodham Walter, Essex, Mantle Maker. Sarah A Wakefield (27), daughter, born Woodham Walter, Mantle Maker. Mary A Wakefield (22), daughter, b Woodham Walter, Mantle Maker. Esther Wakefield 18), daughter, b Woodham Walter, Mantle Maker.

   [Wakefield-2553|Sarah Wakefield] apparently had recently had an illigitamate child, Arthur James, at that time living with Thomas James Driver, at that time married; who after her death, married Sarah Wakefield.]

9. ↑ William Gifford (27), Head, born Tenby,Pembrokeshire Wales, Architect Sculptor Mary Ann Gifford (27), Wife, dau to Kitty Wakefield, born Woodham Walter, Essex; Children: Mary E Giifford (4); William F Gifford (3); John E P Gifford (1)
10. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 November 2021, 14:29), entry for Kitty Orris (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7KG-9D4 ); contributed by various users.