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Household of Benjamin Drake (born 1840, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.
Benjamin Drake and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Drake, born in 1840 in Herodsfoot, Cornwall, consisted of 14 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Drake, born in 1850 in Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Laura (born 1867 in Bickleigh, Devon, England), Rosa (born 1868 in Horrabridge, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Horrabridge, Devon, England), Dorothea (born 1874 in Horrabridge, Devon, England), Kezia (born 1875 in Horrabridge, Devon, England), Albert Benjamin (born 1877 in Horrabridge, Devon, England), Florence (born 1879 in Horrabridge, Devon, England) and Alfred John (born 1881 in Horrabridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother, Dorothea (born 1805 in Cardinham, Cornwall, England), Benjamin's Boarder, William Henry (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Rose Constance Creville (born 1858 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Benjamin's Boarder, Catherine Greville (born 1865 in Harrow, Middlesex, England).
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Benjamin Drake's household
Benjamin
Drake
Head
Mary Ann
Drake
Wife
Laura
Drake
Daughter
Rosa
Drake
Daughter
Ellen
Drake
Daughter
Dorothea
Drake
Daughter
Kezia
Drake
Daughter
Albert Benjamin
Drake
Son
Florence
Drake
Daughter
Alfred John
Drake
Son
Dorothea
Drake
Mother
William Henry
Norman
Boarder
Rose Constance Creville
Norman
Boarder
Catherine Greville
Williams
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Drake |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Herodsfoot, Cornwall, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Drake | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Herodsfoot, Cornwall, England | |
Mary Ann | Drake | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Cornwall, England | |
Laura | Drake | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bickleigh, Devon, England | |
Rosa | Drake | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Ellen | Drake | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Dorothea | Drake | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Kezia | Drake | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Albert Benjamin | Drake | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Florence | Drake | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Alfred John | Drake | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Horrabridge, Devon, England | |
Dorothea | Drake | Mother | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Cardinham, Cornwall, England | |
William Henry | Norman | Boarder | Married | 25 | 1856 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Rose Constance Creville | Norman | Boarder | Married | 23 | 1858 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Catherine Greville | Williams | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Harrow, Middlesex, England |
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