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Household of John Drake (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

John Drake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drake, born in 1850 in Bere Alston, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Drake, born in 1857 in Whitchurch, Devon, England. They had 4 children; John Henry (born 1872 in United States), Francis (born 1876 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and Emily (born 1866 in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; James H, born 1880 in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England.


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John Drake's household

Male

John

Drake

Head
Female

Mary

Drake

Wife
Male

John Henry

Drake

Son
Male

Francis

Drake

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Drake

Daughter
Male

John

Drake

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Drake

Wife
Female

Emily

Drake

Daughter
Male

James H

Drake

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bere Alston, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drake

Head

Married

31

1850

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary

Drake

Wife

Married

24

1857

Whitchurch, Devon, England

John Henry

Drake

Son

Single

9

1872

United States

Francis

Drake

Son

Single

5

1876

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Drake

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bere Alston, Devon, England

John

Drake

Head

Married

57

1824

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Drake

Wife

Married

55

1826

Devon, England

Emily

Drake

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bere Ferrers, Devon, England

James H

Drake

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bere Ferrers, Devon, England

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