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Household of John C Drake (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John C Drake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Drake, born in 1840 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Sophia Drake, born in 1839 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. They had 3 children; Marie (born 1867 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Sister Son, Charles (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), John C's Sister Son, Henry (born 1866 in -) and John C's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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John C Drake's household

Male

John C

Drake

Head
Female

Sophia

Drake

Wife
Female

Marie

Drake

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Drake

Son
Male

Charles

Ives

Sister Son
Male

Henry

Ives

Sister Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholls

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholls

Daughter
First name(s) John C
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Drake

Head

Married

41

1840

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Drake

Wife

Married

42

1839

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Marie

Drake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Drake

Son

Single

9

1872

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Ives

Sister Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Henry

Ives

Sister Son

Single

15

1866

-

Elizabeth

Nicholls

Lodger Head

Widow

24

1857

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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