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Elizabeth Wakelin

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Elizabeth Wakelin

Birth
Shilton, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
Death
12 Jan 1860 (aged 84–85)
Kenilworth, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Burial
Kenilworth, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England Add to Map
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Youngest daughter of Thomas Wakelin and Sarah Shakespear who were married on the 17th October 1765 at St. Michael's Church, Coventry, Warwickshire.

She was baptized on the 3rd December 1775 at St. Andrew's Church, in the village of Shilton, Warwickshire.

Elizabeth was born at Barnacle Hall (top photo), Shilton, where she lived with her parents, and siblings, her father, Thomas was a farmer. When her father died, her eldest brother, Thomas, took over the house and farm. He died in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, in 1829, leaving everything in his Will to Elizabeth.

In 1841, Elizabeth, who never married, was living alone at Church Street, in the village of Bulkington, near Shilton, Warwickshire.

The 1851 Census states that Elizabeth was living at Church End, in Kenilworth. Mary Pope, a widow, was living with her. Mary's husband may have been Thomas Pope, an executor of Elizabeth's brother, Thomas' Will.

Elizabeth died aged 84.
Laid to rest on the 18th January.
Youngest daughter of Thomas Wakelin and Sarah Shakespear who were married on the 17th October 1765 at St. Michael's Church, Coventry, Warwickshire.

She was baptized on the 3rd December 1775 at St. Andrew's Church, in the village of Shilton, Warwickshire.

Elizabeth was born at Barnacle Hall (top photo), Shilton, where she lived with her parents, and siblings, her father, Thomas was a farmer. When her father died, her eldest brother, Thomas, took over the house and farm. He died in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, in 1829, leaving everything in his Will to Elizabeth.

In 1841, Elizabeth, who never married, was living alone at Church Street, in the village of Bulkington, near Shilton, Warwickshire.

The 1851 Census states that Elizabeth was living at Church End, in Kenilworth. Mary Pope, a widow, was living with her. Mary's husband may have been Thomas Pope, an executor of Elizabeth's brother, Thomas' Will.

Elizabeth died aged 84.
Laid to rest on the 18th January.


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