Wanless-like names
Many thanks to Colin & Ken Wanless for the data on this page, and to Claire Wandless & Kay Stevens for follow-up data. May not be complete except for Northumberland. Includes Wan(d)less/Wanlace as a given name too.
Census Day: Night of 2nd April
Fields: Name, relationship to head of household, marital status, age, occupation, birthplace (town & country). Place of residence (where the census was taken) is on the first line of each entry with the folio information.
Codes used:
| WI=wife DA=daughter GD=granddaughter GS=grandson HD=head Lgr=lodger |
M=married U=unmarried NP = nephew NC=niece Sis=sister SO=son SV or Ser=servant |
SL or SOLW=son in law (which might mean stepson or something other than the modern usage of in-law) |
If there is a number first in an entry (1, 2, 3, etc.), it is a control number used by the contributors; pay no heed to it, as it is not part of the original census data.
Standard English county abbreviations are used: NBL = Northumberland, DUR = Durham, CUL = Cumberland, YKS = Yorkshire
Cumberland
Brampton – Front Street (RG10/5209 folio 5 )
…in the house of Jemima Armstrong, widow, with other boarders…
Anthony Wandless, boarder, single, 28, Primitive Methodist Minister, Seaton Delavel, Durham
Devon
| Given | Surname | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Birthplace | Birth County |
| H.M.S. Indus, docked at Devonport (RG10/2140/folio 77 pg 18) list of officers & men NOT on board on census night |
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| William | Wandless | 44 | married | A.B. (able-bodied seaman) | London | Middlesex |
| 29 Clowance Street, Devonport, Stoke Damerel (RG10/2131/folio 50 pg 14 & folio 51 pg 15) | ||||||
| William | Wanless | 43 | Head | Naval Pensioner | Bermondsey | London |
| Mary A. | Wanless | 36 | Wife | Devonport | Devon | |
| William | Wanless | 7 | Son | Scholar | Devonport | Devon |
| Richard | Wanless | 4 | Son | Scholar | Devonport | Devon |
| Henry | Wanless | 2 | Son | Devonport | Devon | |
Lancashire (complete index)
| Given | Surname | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Birthplace | Birth County | Found Where | County | PRO Ref # | |
| 188 Scotland Rd, Liverpool (eccl. dist. All Saints) (RG10/3755/folio 145 page 8) | ||||||||||
| William Henry | Cole | 31 | Head, married | Outfitter’s Manager & Cutter | York | Yorkshire | ||||
| Jane | Cole | 33 | Wife, married | Houghton-le-Spring | Durham | |||||
| Amy Beatrice | Cole | 6 mos. | Daughter | Liverpool | Lancashire | |||||
| Jane | Wanless | 61 | Mother-in-law, married | Housekeeper | Penarshaw [Penshaw] | Durham | ||||
| Anne | Wanless | 37 | Wife | Wigan | Lancashire | England | Pemberton | Lancashire | ||
| Robert | Wanless | 32 | Head | Bishop Auckland | Durham | England | Pemberton | Lancashire | ||
| Alfred B | Wanless | 8 | Son | Pemberton | Lancashire | England | Pemberton | Lancashire | ||
| Ada C A | Wanless | 7 | Daughter | Pemberton | Lancashire | England | Pemberton | Lancashire | ||
| Clara | Wanless | 5 | Daughter | Pemberton | Lancashire | England | Pemberton | Lancashire | ||
| William | Wanless | 30 | Head | Cockfield | Durham | England | Sutton | Lancashire | ||
| Mary A | Wanless | 27 | Wife | St Helens | Lancashire | England | Sutton | Lancashire | ||
| Annie | Wanless | 7 | Daughter | St Helens | Lancashire | England | Sutton | Lancashire | ||
| Elizabeth | Wanless | 6 | Daughter | St | Lancashire | England | Sutton | Lancashire | ||
Southport, North Meols – 2 East Bank Street
William T. Turner, hd, md, 33, photographer, DUR South Shields
Susannah, wife, 27, DUR South Shields
John W., son, 7, DUR South Shields
Dora J., dau, 1, LAN Southport
Margaret E., dau, 5, LAN Southport
Mary Ann WANLESS, servant, 18, general servant, DUR Trinlaton
— her birthplace a cross between Trimdon and Winlaton?
London
| Given | Surname | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Birthplace | Birth County |
| 1 Andrew Street, Tower Hamlets, Bromley St Leonard, London (RG10/573/folio 59 pg 1) | ||||||
| William | Varty | 51 | Head | stone mason | Newcastle on Tyne | Northumberland |
| Mary | Varty | 51 | Wife | Durham City | Durham | |
| William | Varty | 9 | Son | Scholar | Bromley | Middlesex |
| Mary | Wandless | 15 | Visitor | Scholar | County Durham | |
| 4 Grosvenor Crescent(?), St George Hanover Square, London (RG10/103/folio 24 pg 2) (one of many servants in this house) | ||||||
| Mary C. | Grafton | 75 | head, wid | Duchess Dowager Grafton | St. George | Middlesex |
| Mary J | Wandless | 18 | Servant | housemaid | Thornley | Durham |
| 29 Albert Bldgs, London, Lambeth St. Mary, Surrey (RG10/662/folio 28 pg 49) | ||||||
| Thomas | Wanless | 47 | Head | Carman | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Emily | Wanless | 38 | Wife | Putney | Surrey | |
| Emily | Wanless | 14 | Daughter | Domestic out of place | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Eleaner | Wanless | 12 | Daughter | Scholar | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Ada A | Wanless | 10 | Daughter | Scholar | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Thomas | Wanless | 8 | Son | Scholar | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Charlotte | Wanless | 6 | Daughter | Scholar | Bermondsey | Surrey |
| Elizabeth | Wanless | 4 | Daughter | Scholar | Lambeth | Surrey |
| Frederick W. | Wanless | 1 | Son | Lambeth | Surrey | |
| 4 Ratt Square, Ratcliff, Stepney (St. James), London (RG10/546/folio 118 pg 25) | ||||||
| Elizabeth | Cuthbert | 48 | Head, wid | dressmaker | Watham | Herts |
| Elizabeth | Cuthbert | 21 | daughter | milliner | Stepney | London |
| Mary | Stevens | 70 | mother, wid | Watham | Herts | |
| Samuel | Stevens | 38 | brother, md | servant | Endfield | Middlesex |
| William J | Wanlass | 20 | Lodger, single | clerk | Finsbury | Middlesex |
| 19 City of London Almshouses, Brixton, Lambeth St. Mary, Surrey (RG10/681 folio 47 pg 41) | ||||||
| Mary A | Wanless | 85 | Head, widow | Retired Stationer, Pensioner | East Bergholt | Suffolk |
| Kate | Truman | 24 | Niece, single | Needlewoman | St. Pancras | Middlesex |
18 Greek Street, Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, St. Anne Soho, London (RG10/143/folio 21 pg 36)
James Corbett, hd, md, 39, Treasurer of Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, Swinbridge(?), Glos.
Mary A. Corbett, wife, 32, Heddon on the Wall, NBL
Jane Corbett, dau, 8 mos., St. Anne Soho, MDX
William Wanless, boarder, single, 27, Clerk of Benefit Society, Heddon on the Wall, NBL
Sarah A. Lewis, servant, 20, domestic servant, Strand, Glos.
91 Sydney St., Poplar, London,(RG10/582/folio 31 & 32)
Johnson Wanless, hd, md, 28, shipwright, Durham
Annie, wife, 35, Durham
Sarah, dau, 11, scholar, birthplace has just a line in it
Elizabeth, dau, 9, MIDD Limehouse
Annie, dau, 4, do
Jane, dau, 18 months, MIDD Poplar
Middlesex
Private House, St. Margaret’s, Isleworth, Middlesex (RG10/1312/folio 48 pg 39)
John HAY, hd, md, 63 or 68, Landowner (J.P.), DUR Sunderland
John HAY, son, 19, DUR Sunderland
Maria MATHER, dau, widowed, 25, DUR Sunderland
Ann MATHER, granddaughter, 1, MDX Notting Hill
Mary I. or J. WANLESS 47, Niece, MDX London
Bridget B. BENNEWITH, servant, 39, Essex
Ann COOPER, servant, 40, YKS Hull
Staffordshire (complete)
47 High Street, Stoke-upon-Trent (RG10/2875/folio 12 page 18)
James Grant, hd, single, 29 or 25, general practitioner (M.D., Univ. of Aberdeen), Scotland
Mary Grant, sister, single, 24 or 26, housekeeper, Scotland
Thos. Simpson Wanless, assistant, 24, medical assistant Univ. of Durham, NBL Wallsend on Tyne
Betsy Brown, servant, 14, domestic serv’t, Fenton, Staffs
Great Western Railway Station, Handsworth (RG10/2968/folio 23 page 39)
Geo. Hamond Wanless, hd, married, 29, station master, Lambeth, Surrey
Eliz. Hill, servant, single, 22, domestic serv’t, W. Bromwich, Staffordshire
Joshua Paul Wanless, father, widower, 81, out of business, Cripplegate, London
Worcestershire (index)
| Given | Surname | Age | Birthplace | Birth County | Relationship | Found Where | County | PRO Ref # | |
| John Harrison | Wanless | 41 | Bexley, | Durham, | England | Head | St Clement | Worcestershire | |
| Martha | Wanless | 32 | St Clement, | Worcestershire, | England | Wife | St Clement | Worcestershire | |
| Jane | Wanless | 5 months | St Clement, | Worcestershire, | England | Daughter | St Clement | Worcestershire |
Yorkshire
Scarborough – 12 Aberdeen Walk (RG10/4816 folio 67)
…in the house of George & Sarah Scales…
Johnson Wanless, boarder, single, 26, painter, DUR Sunderland
…several other boarders…
Thornaby – Denmark St.
Robert Richardson, 30, rollsman (iron works), DUR Sunderland
Mary, wife, 30, DUR Hylton
Joseph Wanles, son-in-law [stepson], 14, labourer, NBL Newcastle
Robert W, ditto, 8, school, DUR Spennymoor
Albert Henry W, ditto, 6, NBL Bedlington
Charles Henry W, ditto, 4, ditto
Henry Richardson, son, 6 mos, YKS Thornaby
#62 Town Street, Guiseley (RG 10/4306, RD Wharfedale, Sub-Dist: Yeadon, ED 9, Folio 54, Page 12)
William Keighley Head Mar 37 Calf Dealer Born: Yorkshire, Guiseley
Hannah Keighley Wife Mar 30
Benjamin Keighley son 10 Scholar
MaryAnne Keighley daur 6 Scholar
William Keighley son 3 Scholar
John Keighley son 6 mos.
James Wanless Boarder Unm 46 Fruit Dealer Born: Yorkshire, Hunslet
Brayton – #74 Farm House (RG 10/4734, RD Selby, ED 6, Folio 62, Page 17)
James Wanless Head 60 Farmer of 20 acres/labourer Born: Fifeshire, Scotland
Harriet Wanless Wife 61 Farmer’s wife Born: Brayton, Yorkshire, England
George Wanless Son 19 Farmer’ son Born: Brayton, Yorkshire
George Whitehead Farm Servant 16 Born: Brayton
Jane Garlton(?) Domestic Servant 17 Born: Wiston, Yorkshire
Richmond (St Mary parish) – Market Road (RG10 4874 folio 11)
Thomas Wanless hd. marr 62 painter b Yorkshire Richmond
Unetta Wanless wife marr 57 painter’s wife b Gloucestershire Alveston
Thomas Wanless unmarr 7 painter’s son b Yorkshire Richmond
Isabell Flower unmarr 20 general servant b Yorkshire Scorton
Linthorpe, Middlesbrough – 61 Arthur St (RG10/4896/folio 99 pg 24)
Joseph Wanless, hd, md, 40, laborer, Stockton-on-Tees
Jane, wife, 38, Stockley
Robert, son, 17, underhand puddler, YKS Middlesbro
Stephen, son, 15, underhand puddler, YKS Middlesbro
Mary A., dau, 13, YKS Middlesbro
Amelia BOLT, niece, 3, DUR Norton
Kingston-upon-Hull – 81 Osborne St, Holy Trinity (RG10/4793/folio 45 page 6)
George Wandless, hd, md, 55, stone mason, YKS Richmond
Mary, wife, 57, YKS Hull
Mary, widow, wid, 78, mariner(?), Durham
— next address is Wandless Buildings. Presumably Mary’s occupation of mariner is an error. It looks like it has been partially X’ed out.
York City – 32 Bishopthorpe Rd, St. Mary Bishophill (RG10/4748/folio 57, pg 55)
Thomas Wanlass, head, married, 66, engine fitter, DUR Beal
Yokefleet (RG10/4974/folio 61, pg 20)
Lewis Wanlass or Waalass, head, md, 22, ag. lab., YKS Reedness
Elizabeth W, wife, md, 19, ag. lab.’s wife., YKS Reedness
