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Household of John Drennan (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Drennan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drennan, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Drennan, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Totnes, Devon, England), Janet J S (born 1875 in Totnes, Devon, England), Adam Hunter (born 1877 in Totnes, Devon, England), James (born 1879 in Totnes, Devon, England) and Helen Gudri (born 1881 in Totnes, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1842 in Scotland) and John's Mother, Helen (born 1802 in Scotland).


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John Drennan's household

Male

John

Drennan

Head
Female

Sarah

Drennan

Wife
Male

Robert

Drennan

Son
Female

Janet J S

Drennan

Daughter
Male

Adam Hunter

Drennan

Son
Male

James

Drennan

Son
Female

Helen Gudri

Drennan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Drennan

Brother
Female

Helen

Drennan

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Drennan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drennan

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Sarah

Drennan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Robert

Drennan

Son

Single

8

1873

Totnes, Devon, England

Janet J S

Drennan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Totnes, Devon, England

Adam Hunter

Drennan

Son

Single

4

1877

Totnes, Devon, England

James

Drennan

Son

Single

2

1879

Totnes, Devon, England

Helen Gudri

Drennan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Totnes, Devon, England

Robert

Drennan

Brother

Single

39

1842

Scotland

Helen

Drennan

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Scotland

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