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Household of William Drever (born 1848, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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.

William Drever and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Drever, born in 1848 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Drever, born in 1854 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1875 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1877 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Mother, Mary Drever, born in 1828 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Drever's household

Male

William

Drever

Head
Female

Ann

Drever

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Drever

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Drever

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Drever

Daughter
Male

William

Drever

Son
Female

Mary

Drever

Step Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Drever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Drever

Head

Married

33

1848

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Drever

Wife

Married

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Drever

Daughter

-

6

1875

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Drever

Daughter

-

4

1877

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Drever

Daughter

-

2

1879

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

William

Drever

Son

-

0

1881

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Drever

Step Mother

Widow

53

1828

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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