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Household of Alexander Drew (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Drew and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Drew, born in 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alice Drew, born in 1858 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Dorothy (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Kate (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Servant, Emily (born 1854 in Staffordshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Alice (born 1852 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Alexander's Servant, Marie (born 1857 in Acton Scott, Shropshire, England), Alexander's Servant, S A (born 1852 in Norfolk, England) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Bristol, Somerset, England).


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Alexander Drew's household

Male

Alexander

Drew

Head
Female

Alice

Drew

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Drew

Daughter
Male

Edward

Drew

Son
Female

Kate

Pickles

Visitor
Female

Emily

Bowers

Servant
Female

Alice

Davis

Servant
Female

Marie

Jackson

Servant
Female

S A

Vadel

Servant
Female

Mary

Hardie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Drew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Drew

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Drew

Wife

Married

23

1858

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Drew

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Drew

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Kate

Pickles

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Bowers

Servant

Single

27

1854

Staffordshire, England

Alice

Davis

Servant

Single

29

1852

Cardiganshire, Wales

Marie

Jackson

Servant

Single

24

1857

Acton Scott, Shropshire, England

S A

Vadel

Servant

Single

29

1852

Norfolk, England

Mary

Hardie

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bristol, Somerset, England

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