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Household of William Drake (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Drake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Drake, born in 1843 in Otterton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Drake, born in 1842 in Otterton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Otterton, Devon, England), Mary Carter (born 1871 in Farringdon, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Farringdon, Devon, England), Lewis (born 1876 in Farringdon, Devon, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Rockbeare, Devon, England) and Albert H (born 1880 in Rockbeare, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Edith Mary Baker, born in 1856 in Broadhembury, Devon, England.


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William Drake's household

Male

William

Drake

Head
Female

Sarah

Drake

Wife
Male

William

Drake

Son
Female

Mary Carter

Drake

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Drake

Son
Male

Lewis

Drake

Son
Female

Sarah E

Drake

Daughter
Male

Albert H

Drake

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Baker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Otterton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Drake

Head

Married

38

1843

Otterton, Devon, England

Sarah

Drake

Wife

Married

39

1842

Otterton, Devon, England

William

Drake

Son

Single

17

1864

Otterton, Devon, England

Mary Carter

Drake

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Farringdon, Devon, England

Ernest

Drake

Son

Single

8

1873

Farringdon, Devon, England

Lewis

Drake

Son

Single

5

1876

Farringdon, Devon, England

Sarah E

Drake

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Albert H

Drake

Son

Single

1

1880

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Edith Mary

Baker

Servant

Married

25

1856

Broadhembury, Devon, England

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