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Household of James Drew (born 1843, Dorset)

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.

James Drew and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drew, born in 1843 in Stalbridge, Dorset, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Drew, born in 1845 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Catherina (born 1870 in Kington, Dorset, England), Lena A (born 1872 in Dorset, England), John (born 1874 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Charlotte (born 1877 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Mabel A (born 1879 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Albert D (born 1880 in Dorset, England) and James C (born 1876 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1841 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England) and James's Servant, James (born 1865 in Stalbridge, Dorset, England).


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James Drew's household

Male

James

Drew

Head
Female

Rhoda

Drew

Wife
Female

Catherina

Drew

Daughter
Female

Lena A

Drew

Daughter
Male

John

Drew

Son
Female

Charlotte

Drew

Daughter
Female

Mabel A

Drew

Daughter
Male

Albert D

Drew

Son
Female

Sarah

Hannam

Sister In Law
Male

James

Guy

Servant
Male

James C

Drew

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Drew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stalbridge, Dorset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drew

Head

Married

38

1843

Stalbridge, Dorset, England

Rhoda

Drew

Wife

Married

36

1845

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Catherina

Drew

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kington, Dorset, England

Lena A

Drew

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dorset, England

John

Drew

Son

Single

7

1874

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Drew

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Mabel A

Drew

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Albert D

Drew

Son

Single

1

1880

Dorset, England

Sarah

Hannam

Sister In Law

-

40

1841

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

James

Guy

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stalbridge, Dorset, England

James C

Drew

Son

Single

5

1876

Dorset, England

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