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Household of John Drayson (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Drayson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drayson, born in 1845 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Drayson, born in 1851 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), James (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Clara (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, William (born 1845 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Widow, Elizabeth (born 1813 in Kent, England).


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John Drayson's household

Male

John

Drayson

Head
Female

Eliza

Drayson

Wife
Male

John

Drayson

Son
Male

James

Drayson

Son
Male

William

Parker

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Parker

Wife
Female

Clara

Parker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Butcher

Widow
First name(s) John
Last name Drayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drayson

Head

Married

36

1845

Canterbury, Kent, England

Eliza

Drayson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Margate, Kent, England

John

Drayson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

James

Drayson

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Parker

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Parker

Wife

Married

31

1850

City of London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Parker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Butcher

Widow

Widow

68

1813

Kent, England

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