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Household of John Drever (born 1838, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 Drever and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drever, born in 1838 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Drever, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1860 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Williamina (born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Sinclair W (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Eric S (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), William S (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas M (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima S (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Drever's household

Male

John

Drever

Head
Female

Jemima

Drever

Wife
Male

James

Drever

Son
Female

Williamina

Drever

Daughter
Male

Sinclair W

Drever

Son
Female

Jessie

Drever

Daughter
Male

John

Drever

Son
Male

Eric S

Drever

Son
Male

William S

Drever

Son
Male

Thomas M

Drever

Son
Female

Jemima S

Drever

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Drever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drever

Head

Married

43

1838

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Drever

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

James

Drever

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Drever

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Sinclair W

Drever

Son

-

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Drever

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

John

Drever

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Eric S

Drever

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

William S

Drever

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas M

Drever

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Jemima S

Drever

Daughter

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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