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Household of James Drew (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

James Drew and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drew, born in 1839 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Drew, born in 1842 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William J (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Samuel (born 1836 in Tavistock, Devon, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1825 in Exeter, Devon, England) and James's Lodger, John (born 1822 in Devon, England).


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James Drew's household

Male

James

Drew

Head
Female

Mary

Drew

Wife
Female

Mary A

Drew

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Drew

Daughter
Male

William J

Drew

Son
Male

Samuel

Johns

Lodger
Male

William

Neil

Lodger
Male

John

Rowe

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Drew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drew

Head

Married

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary

Drew

Wife

Married

39

1842

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Drew

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Drew

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

William J

Drew

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Samuel

Johns

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Tavistock, Devon, England

William

Neil

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Rowe

Lodger

Widower

59

1822

Devon, England

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