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Household of Mathew Drawson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Mathew Drawson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Drawson, born in 1830 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Martha Drawson, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elz (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Clifford (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Brother In Law Boarder, Isaac (born 1835 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mathew's Mother In Law, Anne (born 1802 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Mathew Drawson's household

Male

Mathew

Drawson

Head
Female

Martha

Drawson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Drawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Drawson

Daughter
Female

Elz

Drawson

Daughter
Male

Clifford

Drawson

Son
Male

Fred

Drawson

Son
Female

Ada

Drawson

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Beal

Brother In Law Boarder
Female

Anne

Beal

Mother In Law
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Drawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Drawson

Head

Married

51

1830

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Drawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Drawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Drawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elz

Drawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clifford

Drawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Drawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Drawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Beal

Brother In Law Boarder

Single

46

1835

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Beal

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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