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Household of James Drew (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drew, born in 1834 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie C Drew, born in 1852 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James L (born 1864 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John A (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Agnes (born 1831 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1853 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1852 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Euphemia N (born 1847 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1861 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Drew's household

Male

James

Drew

Head
Female

Jessie C

Drew

Wife
Male

James L

Drew

Son
Male

John A

Drew

Son
Female

Mary M

Drew

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McLaughlin

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Paterson

Servant
Female

Janet

Findlay

Servant
Female

Euphemia N

McCracken

Servant
Male

James

Courtney

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Drew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drew

Head

Married

47

1834

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Drew

Wife

Married

29

1852

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James L

Drew

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John A

Drew

Son

-

3

1878

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary M

Drew

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLaughlin

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Findlay

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Euphemia N

McCracken

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Courtney

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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