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Household of John Drayton (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 Drayton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drayton, born in 1821 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Jane Drayton, born in 1835 in Kilmington, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Lucy (born 1863 in Devon, England), Gertrude (born 1864 in Devon, England), Harry Gadwin (born 1866 in Devon, England), Charlotte Sarah (born 1867 in Devon, England), Edgar John (born 1870 in Devon, England) and Ida Jane (born 1873 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1841 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth Hunt (born 1867 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England).


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John Drayton's household

Male

John

Drayton

Head
Female

Martha Jane

Drayton

Wife
Female

Lucy

Drayton

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Drayton

Daughter
Male

Harry Gadwin

Drayton

Son
Female

Charlotte Sarah

Drayton

Daughter
Male

Edgar John

Drayton

Son
Female

Ida Jane

Drayton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Hunt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Hunt

Furze

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hunt

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Drayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drayton

Head

Married

60

1821

Bruton, Somerset, England

Martha Jane

Drayton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kilmington, Somerset, England

Lucy

Drayton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Gertrude

Drayton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

Harry Gadwin

Drayton

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Charlotte Sarah

Drayton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Edgar John

Drayton

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Ida Jane

Drayton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Hunt

Servant

Single

40

1841

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Elizabeth Hunt

Furze

Servant

Single

14

1867

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hunt

Visitor

Widow

59

1822

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

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