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Household of Jacob Drewitt (born 1845, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Jacob Drewitt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Drewitt, born in 1845 in Haxton, Wiltshire, consisted of 5 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Eliza Drewitt, born in 1846 in Andover, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1871 in Downhead, Wiltshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Alice M (born 1879 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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Jacob Drewitt's household

Male

Jacob

Drewitt

Head
Female

Eliza

Drewitt

Wife
Male

Ernest

Drewitt

Son
Male

Arthur

Drewitt

Son
Female

Alice M

Drewitt

Daughter
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Drewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Haxton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Drewitt

Head

Married

36

1845

Haxton, Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Drewitt

Wife

Married

35

1846

Andover, Hampshire, England

Ernest

Drewitt

Son

Single

10

1871

Downhead, Wiltshire, England

Arthur

Drewitt

Son

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Alice M

Drewitt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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