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Household of Joseph Drake (born 1832, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Joseph Drake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Drake, born in 1832 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Drake, born in 1841 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Jessie (born 1867 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Laura (born 1869 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, William Grove, born in 1859 in Poole, Dorset, England.


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Joseph Drake's household

Male

Joseph

Drake

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Drake

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Drake

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Drake

Daughter
Female

Laura

Drake

Daughter
Female

Ada

Drake

Daughter
Male

Harry

Drake

Son
Male

William

Grove

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Drake

Head

Married

49

1832

Poole, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Drake

Wife

Married

40

1841

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Drake

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Jessie

Drake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Laura

Drake

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Ada

Drake

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Harry

Drake

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William

Grove

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Poole, Dorset, England

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