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Household of Thomas Drayson (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Thomas Drayson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Drayson, born in 1815 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Drayson, born in 1821 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1859 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Edith, born 1871 in New Cross, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Henry Richardson, born in 1838 in -.


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Thomas Drayson's household

Male

Thomas

Drayson

Head
Female

Martha

Drayson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Pavren

Son
Female

Edith

Foster

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Richardson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Drayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Drayson

Head

Married

66

1815

Canterbury, Kent, England

Martha

Drayson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Deal, Kent, England

Arthur

Pavren

Son

Single

22

1859

Canterbury, Kent, England

Edith

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

New Cross, Kent, England

Henry

Richardson

Lodger

Married

43

1838

-

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