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Household of Matthew Draper (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Matthew Draper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Draper, born in 1848 in West Rainton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Isabella Draper, born in 1853 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1870 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), William (born 1873 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Richard (born 1874 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1879 in East Rainton, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in East Rainton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, Mary A Thirlaway, born in 1826 in West Rainton, Durham, England.


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Matthew Draper's household

Male

Matthew

Draper

Head
Female

Isabella

Draper

Wife
Male

Robert

Draper

Son
Male

William

Draper

Son
Male

Richard

Draper

Son
Male

Joseph

Draper

Son
Female

Mary A

Draper

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thirlaway

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Draper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place West Rainton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Draper

Head

Married

33

1848

West Rainton, Durham, England

Isabella

Draper

Wife

Married

28

1853

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Robert

Draper

Son

Single

11

1870

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

William

Draper

Son

Single

8

1873

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Richard

Draper

Son

Single

7

1874

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Joseph

Draper

Son

Single

2

1879

East Rainton, Durham, England

Mary A

Draper

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Rainton, Durham, England

Mary A

Thirlaway

Visitor

Widow

55

1826

West Rainton, Durham, England

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