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Household of William Drury (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, 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.

William Drury and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Drury, born in 1844 in Whixley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Devry, born in 1848 in Whixley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henryhetta (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England), Christopher (born 1878 in Whixley, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Michael Dyer, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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William Drury's household

Male

William

Drury

Head
Female

Jane

Devry

Wife
Male

William

Devry

Son
Female

Henryhetta

Devry

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Devry

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Devry

Son
Female

Lilly

Devry

Daughter
Male

Michael

Dyer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Drury
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whixley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Drury

Head

Married

37

1844

Whixley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Devry

Wife

Married

33

1848

Whixley, Yorkshire, England

William

Devry

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henryhetta

Devry

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Devry

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Devry

Son

Single

3

1878

Whixley, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Devry

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Michael

Dyer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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