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Household of John Drake (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Drake and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drake, born in 1852 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Drake, born in 1851 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John E (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Martha (born 1840 in Aldgate, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1812 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Drake's household

Male

John

Drake

Head
Female

Sarah

Drake

Wife
Male

John

Drake

Son
Male

Alfred

Drake

Son
Male

Arthur

Drake

Son
Male

William

Drake

Son
Female

Sarah

Drake

Daughter
Female

Martha

Watson

Lodger Head
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

John E

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Agombar

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drake

Head

Married

29

1852

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Drake

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Drake

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Drake

Son

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Drake

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Drake

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Drake

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Martha

Watson

Lodger Head

Widow

41

1840

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John E

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Agombar

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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