Hiram Wakefield
plumber
DocumentedProved by 2 records. 7 records that name them have been read, set out on this page. How this archive grades a claim →
2 of the 9 relationships shown here are written in a record this archive has read; the other 7 come from the family tree and have not been tested. How claims are labelled →
The record
| Born | 7 MAY 1837 | Bristol, City of Bristol, UK |
| Died | 25 JUN 1905 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Buried | — | Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland (Port. 13, Sect. 73, Grave 1) |
| Trade | plumber |
Counted here with the Wakefield family · that family →
Family
Parents
James Wakefield · Hannah SANIGER
Married
Margaret Birch · 29 MAR 1861 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brothers and sisters
Eliza Wakefield (b. 1832) · Ellen Wakefield (b. 1834) · Martha Wakefield (1836–1899) · Aaron Wakefield (1840–1896) · Miriam Wakefield (1840–1909) · Jabez Wakefield (1843–1903) · Zillah Wakefield (1846–1900)
Where this comes from
2 of the relationships drawn above are written in a record this archive has read. Qld death reg. 1905/B/5782; Qld death reg. 1905/B/5782 — “Hannah Sanigar”.
What the records say
Every record this archive has read that names Hiram Wakefield. The name is unique in this tree, so these are his or hers. The whole register →
died 25/06/1905 · mother: Hannah Sanigar · father: James Wakefield
recordQueensland death index 1905/B/5782 · the source ↗
married Margaret Birch · 29 March 1861 · Brisbane
recordQueensland marriage index 1861/B/129 · the source ↗
aged 4 · born in Gloucestershire
record1841 census, HO107/374, ED 13 p.10, Drivers Fields, St Paul, Bristol · the source ↗
aged 16 · PLUMBER · native place BRISTOL · entered among the single men
recordQSA S13086/ITM18474, passenger register, image DR38490 · the source ↗
son, aged 13, errand boy
record1851 census, Drivers Fields, St Paul, Bristol — HO107/1949 f.478 p.14 sch.66 (FindMyPast) · the source ↗
A TIMBER MERCHANT WHO TOOK APPRENTICES · the Aldine History of Queensland of 1888 twice describes men who “entered the employ of HIRAM WAKEFIELD, TIMBER MERCHANT” and “learned his trade with Mr. Hiram Wakefield” in Brisbane · and in 1868 Slater's lists him running a TWO-HORSE COACH between BRISBANE AND SANDGATE via German Station
recordThe Aldine History of Queensland (1888) and Slater's Queensland Almanac 1868 · the source ↗
AND A PUBLIC MAN FOR TWENTY YEARS · “HIRAM WAKEFIELD, Esq., J.P.” stands as a TRUSTEE and later DIRECTOR in Slater's Queensland Almanac for 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1890 and 1891, beside Hon. James Swan M.L.C., George Hall and JAMES R. DICKSON, later Premier of Queensland · in 1889 and 1890 he sits on a board with the Mayor of Brisbane · THE 1888 VOLUME CALLS HIM “M.L.A.” AND EVERY OTHER YEAR CALLS HIM “J.P.”: one reading against eight, recorded as a discrepancy and NOT as a seat in the Assembly
recordSlater's Queensland Almanac, the volumes for 1882-1891 · the source ↗
Everywhere Hiram appears in this archive
Every page of this site that writes aboutHiram Wakefield in prose, gathered automatically — 5 in total. This counts pages, not records: the lists and registers are skipped on purpose, so a person can be well documented and appear here once or not at all. How claims are labelled →
…09/1896 Hannah Sanegar 1896/C/3402 Zillah Frederich 27/06/1900 Hannah Saniger 1900/C/3322 Hiram Wakefield 25/06/1905 Hannah Sanigar 1905/B/5782 Miriam Sneyd 12/08/1909 Hannah Saniger 1909/C/1054 Four spellings is not weakness — it is t…
…etween Brisbane and Sandgate; and from 1882 to 1891 he is a trustee and then a director, «Hiram Wakefield, Esq., J.P.», beside Hon. James Swan M.L.C. and JAMES R. DICKSON, LATER PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND. ONE READING WAS REFUSED. The 1888…
…re. The Aldine History of Queensland (1888) twice describes men who entered the employ of Hiram Wakefield, timber merchant; in 1868 Slater's has him running a two-horse coach between Brisbane and Sandgate; and from 1882 to 1891 he stan…
…ditto — Ephraim Wakefield 5 — — ditto — Single men · page 80 Name Age Occupation Country Hiram Wakefield entered separately, with his own county 16 Plumber Bristol Aaron Wakefield entered separately, with his own county 14 Farm labour…
…d, Gloucestershire, England Hannah Wakefield Wife 45 — BERKELEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND Hiram Wakefield Son 13 Errand boy — Aaron Wakefield Son 10 Errand boy — Miriam Wakefield Daughter 10 Servant — Jabez Wakefield Son 8 — — Zillah W…
Written about here
Pages of this archive where Hiram is part of the argument, not just a name in a list.
What is written about Hiram
Carried across from the family tree, with its markup stripped. Family testimony, not an independent record — valuable, and labelled.
Sources attached in the tree
- Defranceski Family Site (23andMe) — https://www.myheritage.com/person-12022560_OYYV777SZRZO5YRW5S7SLYKXPX37DRI_OYYV777SZRZO5YRW5S7SLYKXPX37DRI/hiram-wakefield
These are the citations the family tree carries. Where this archive has checked one against the original, it says so on the relevant page. Method →
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