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Household of John Drape Jr (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, 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.

John Drape Jr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drape Jr, born in 1842 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Drape, born in 1842 in England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Agnes Dalziel, born in 1851 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Drape Jr's household

Male

John

Drape Jr

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Drape

Wife
Female

Margaret

Drape

Daughter
Male

John

Drape

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Drape

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Drape

Daughter
Male

George

Drape

Son
Female

Agnes

Dalziel

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Drape Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drape Jr

Head

Married

39

1842

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Drape

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Margaret

Drape

Daughter

-

9

1872

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Drape

Son

-

7

1874

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Drape

Daughter

-

5

1876

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Drape

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

George

Drape

Son

-

1

1880

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Dalziel

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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