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Household of John Drife (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, 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 Drife and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drife, born in 1844 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Drife, born in 1850 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1875 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Drife's household

Male

John

Drife

Head
Female

Janet

Drife

Wife
Female

Annie

Drife

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Drife

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Drife

Son
Female

Margaret

Drife

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Drife
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drife

Head

Married

37

1844

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Drife

Wife

Married

31

1850

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Drife

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Drife

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Drife

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Drife

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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