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Household of Joseph Drysdale (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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.

Joseph Drysdale and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Drysdale, born in 1818 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Drysdale, born in 1816 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1857 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1865 in England), Joseph's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1869 in England), Joseph's Grandson, David (born 1879 in England), Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Lodger, Peter (born 1815 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Drysdale's household

Male

Joseph

Drysdale

Head
Female

Mary

Drysdale

Wife
Male

Thomas

Drysdale

Son
Female

Catherine

Drysdale

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Milroy

Granddaughter
Male

David

Milroy

Grandson
Male

William

Kennedey

Lodger
Male

Peter

McBryde

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Drysdale

Head

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Mary

Drysdale

Wife

Married

65

1816

Ireland

Thomas

Drysdale

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

Drysdale

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Janet

Milroy

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

England

David

Milroy

Grandson

-

2

1879

England

William

Kennedey

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

McBryde

Lodger

Unmarried

66

1815

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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