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Household of John Drayson (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drayson, born in 1840 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Drayson, born in 1838 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mathew J (born 1866 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Albert E (born 1868 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Annie E (born 1870 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Frederick G (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England) and Charles A (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Henry (born 1856 in Sussex, England) and John's Boarder, Edwin (born 1857 in Sussex, England).


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John Drayson's household

Male

John

Drayson

Head
Female

Eliza

Drayson

Wife
Male

Mathew J

Drayson

Son
Male

Albert E

Drayson

Son
Female

Annie E

Drayson

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Drayson

Son
Male

Charles A

Drayson

Son
Male

Henry

Miller

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Drayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drayson

Head

Married

41

1840

Canterbury, Kent, England

Eliza

Drayson

Wife

Married

43

1838

London, Middlesex, England

Mathew J

Drayson

Son

Single

15

1866

Gravesend, Kent, England

Albert E

Drayson

Son

Single

13

1868

Gravesend, Kent, England

Annie E

Drayson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gravesend, Kent, England

Frederick G

Drayson

Son

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Charles A

Drayson

Son

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Miller

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Sussex, England

Edwin

Miller

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Sussex, England

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