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Household of Benjamin Drake (born 1828, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Drake, born in 1828 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Drake, born in 1831 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1851 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1854 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1859 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1867 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Eliza Alice (born 1870 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1875 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Sister In Law, Hannah Murgatroyd, born in 1852 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England.
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Benjamin Drake's household
Benjamin
Drake
Head
Mary
Drake
Wife
Mary Ann
Drake
Daughter
Elizabeth
Drake
Daughter
Charles
Drake
Son
Fanny
Drake
Daughter
Eliza Alice
Drake
Daughter
Hannah
Murgatroyd
Sister In Law
Mary Ann
Murgatroyd
Daughter
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Drake |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Drake | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Drake | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Drake | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Drake | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles | Drake | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Clifton, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny | Drake | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Eliza Alice | Drake | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Hannah | Murgatroyd | Sister In Law | Widow | 29 | 1852 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Murgatroyd | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England |
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