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Household of Alfred Drain (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ware, Hertfordshire, 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.

Alfred Drain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Drain, born in 1840 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Eliza Drain, born in 1840 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1864 in Essex, England), Roland (born 1866 in Essex, England), Elizabeth M (born 1868 in Essex, England) and Frances (born 1870 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1864 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England) and Alfred's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1866 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England).


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Alfred Drain's household

Male

Alfred

Drain

Head
Female

Eliza

Drain

Wife
Male

Frederick

Drain

Son
Male

Roland

Drain

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Drain

Daughter
Female

Frances

Drain

Daughter
Female

Annie

Clark

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clark

Step Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Drain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Drain

Head

Married

41

1840

Essex, England

Eliza

Drain

Wife

Married

41

1840

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Frederick

Drain

Son

Single

17

1864

Essex, England

Roland

Drain

Son

Single

15

1866

Essex, England

Elizabeth M

Drain

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Essex, England

Frances

Drain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Essex, England

Annie

Clark

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Mary A

Clark

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

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