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Household of Samuel Drever (born 1817, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, Orkney, 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.

Samuel Drever and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Drever, born in 1817 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Catherine Drever, born in 1816 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1854 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Daughter-In-Law, Tomima (born 1853 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Samuel's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Samuel's Servant, John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Drever's household

Male

Samuel

Drever

Head
Female

Catherine

Drever

Wife
Male

William

Drever

Son
Female

Tomima

Drever

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

Wilson

Servant
Male

John

Harcus

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Drever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Drever

Head

Married

64

1817

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Drever

Wife

Married

65

1816

Orkney, Scotland

William

Drever

Son

Married

27

1854

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Tomima

Drever

Daughter-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Harcus

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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