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Household of John Edwin Drover (born 1818, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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 Edwin Drover and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwin Drover, born in 1818 in Lymington, Hampshire, consisted of 17 members. John Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Drover, born in 1823 in Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Catherine, born 1858 in Wincanton, Somerset, England. They had 1 grandchild; Emily Winifred, born 1877 in Harborne, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Edwin's Boarder, Emily (born 1835 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Dora (born 1864 in Bath, Somerset, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Harriet (born 1867 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Mabel (born 1867 in Clapham, Surrey, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Constance (born 1868 in Clapham, Surrey, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Mary (born 1867 in Semley, Wiltshire, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Lilly (born 1869 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Lizzie (born 1868 in -), John Edwin's Boarder, Sybil (born 1869 in Frome, Somerset, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Maggie (born 1870 in Frome, Somerset, England), John Edwin's Boarder, Winifred (born 1870 in Milborne Port, Somerset, England), John Edwin's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Horsington, Somerset, England) and John Edwin's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Henstridge, Somerset, England).


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John Edwin Drover's household

Male

John Edwin

Drover

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Drover

Wife
Female

Catherine

Drover

Daughter
Female

Emily

Cobbin

Boarder
Female

Dora

Fooks

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Miles

Boarder
Female

Mabel

Howell

Boarder
Female

Constance

Howell

Boarder
Female

Mary

Morgan

Boarder
Female

Lilly

Moss

Boarder
Female

Lizzie

Neyle

Boarder
Female

Sybil

Bennett

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Bennett

Boarder
Female

Winifred

Dyke

Boarder
Female

Emily Winifred

Moss

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Pitman

Servant
Female

Annie

Foyle

Servant
First name(s) John Edwin
Last name Drover
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lymington, Hampshire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Edwin

Drover

Head

Married

63

1818

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Drover

Wife

Married

58

1823

Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England

Catherine

Drover

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Emily

Cobbin

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Dora

Fooks

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bath, Somerset, England

Harriet

Miles

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Mabel

Howell

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Clapham, Surrey, England

Constance

Howell

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Clapham, Surrey, England

Mary

Morgan

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Semley, Wiltshire, England

Lilly

Moss

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Lizzie

Neyle

Boarder

Single

13

1868

-

Sybil

Bennett

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Frome, Somerset, England

Maggie

Bennett

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Frome, Somerset, England

Winifred

Dyke

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Milborne Port, Somerset, England

Emily Winifred

Moss

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Harborne, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Pitman

Servant

Single

40

1841

Horsington, Somerset, England

Annie

Foyle

Servant

Single

17

1864

Henstridge, Somerset, England

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