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Household of Watson Drake (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Watson Drake and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Watson Drake, born in 1840 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Watson was the head of the household, married to Mary A Drake, born in 1827 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Watson's Stepdaughter, Eliza Firth, born in 1862 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England.


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Watson Drake's household

Male

Watson

Drake

Head
Female

Mary A

Drake

Wife
Female

Eliza

Firth

Stepdaughter
Female

Mary E

Drake

Daughter
Female

Emma

Drake

Daughter
First name(s) Watson
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Watson

Drake

Head

Married

41

1840

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Drake

Wife

Married

54

1827

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Firth

Stepdaughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Drake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Drake

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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