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Household of Thomas Drever (born 1829, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

Thomas Drever and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Drever, born in 1829 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sibella Drever, born in 1836 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; Walter (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Oliver (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Betsy (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, Walter (born 1794 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Jemima (born 1859 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Walter (born 1858 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Drever's household

Male

Thomas

Drever

Head
Female

Sibella

Drever

Wife
Male

Walter

Drever

Son
Female

Helen

Drever

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Drever

Son
Male

Oliver

Drever

Son
Male

John

Drever

Son
Female

Betsy

Drever

Daughter
Male

James

Drever

Son
Female

Mary

Drever

Daughter
Male

Walter

Drever

Father
Female

Jemima

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Helen

Work

Servant
Male

Walter

Mainland

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Drever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Drever

Head

Married

52

1829

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Sibella

Drever

Wife

Married

45

1836

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Walter

Drever

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Drever

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Drever

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Oliver

Drever

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

John

Drever

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Drever

Daughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

James

Drever

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Drever

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Walter

Drever

Father

Widower

87

1794

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Work

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Walter

Mainland

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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