William Wakeford

1827 - 1848  (20 years)

• Name	William Wakeford
  Born	30 Sep 1827	Lurgashall, , Sussex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Crime	1848
  	murder
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-213074
  Died	29 Jul 1848	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I213074	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	James Wakeford,   b. 17 Dec 1793, Northchapel, Chichester District, West Sussex, England ,   d. 21 Dec 1870, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Nash,   b. 11 Jul 1795, Northchapel, Chichester District, West Sussex, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1871, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F2297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to the local newspaper, "Der Berliner", William was "found dead in the bush by two colored-boys" on August 31, 1848. The death was thought to have been murder, but no one was ever connected to the death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204576239.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1827 - Lurgashall, , Sussex, England Died - 29 Jul 1848 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth