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Household of John Drysdale (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 Drysdale and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Drysdale, born in 1840 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Drysdale, born in 1840 in Alloway, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Childwall, Lancashire, England), Norman (born 1876 in Childwall, Lancashire, England) and Maggie (born 1867 in Woolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Patch, born in 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Drysdale's household

Male

John

Drysdale

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Drysdale

Wife
Female

Mary

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Annie

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Walter

Drysdale

Son
Male

Norman

Drysdale

Son
Female

Jane

Patch

Servant
Female

Maggie

Drysdale

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Drysdale

Head

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Drysdale

Wife

Married

41

1840

Alloway, Scotland

Mary

Drysdale

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Drysdale

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Drysdale

Son

Single

9

1872

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Norman

Drysdale

Son

Single

5

1876

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Jane

Patch

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Drysdale

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woolton, Lancashire, England

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