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Household of James Drake (born 1827, 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.

James Drake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drake, born in 1827 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Drake, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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James Drake's household

Male

James

Drake

Head
Female

Ellen

Drake

Wife
Male

William

Drake

Son
Male

Harry

Drake

Son
Male

Sam

Drake

Son
Male

Arthur

Drake

Son
Female

Mary

Drake

Daughter
Female

Emma

Drake

Daughter
Male

Fred

Drake

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drake

Head

Married

54

1827

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Drake

Wife

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Drake

Son

Single

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Drake

Son

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Drake

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Drake

Son

Single

15

1866

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Drake

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Drake

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Drake

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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