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Household of William Drewitt (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Drewitt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Drewitt, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Drewitt, born in 1853 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; William Henry (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Thomas Edward (born 1876 in Barthomley, Cheshire, England), Frederick George (born 1877 in Barthomley, Cheshire, England), Ernest Cecil (born 1879 in Barthomley, Cheshire, England) and Herbert John (born 1881 in Barthomley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Isabella (born 1836 in Hampshire, England) and William's Servant, Rebecca (born 1863 in Audley, Staffordshire, England).


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William Drewitt's household

Male

William

Drewitt

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Drewitt

Wife
Male

William Henry

Drewitt

Son
Male

Thomas Edward

Drewitt

Son
Male

Frederick George

Drewitt

Son
Male

Ernest Cecil

Drewitt

Son
Male

Herbert John

Drewitt

Son
Female

Isabella

Drewitt

Sister
Female

Rebecca

Eardley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Drewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Drewitt

Head

Married

39

1842

-

Mary Jane

Drewitt

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

William Henry

Drewitt

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Thomas Edward

Drewitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Barthomley, Cheshire, England

Frederick George

Drewitt

Son

Single

4

1877

Barthomley, Cheshire, England

Ernest Cecil

Drewitt

Son

Single

2

1879

Barthomley, Cheshire, England

Herbert John

Drewitt

Son

Single

0

1881

Barthomley, Cheshire, England

Isabella

Drewitt

Sister

Single

45

1836

Hampshire, England

Rebecca

Eardley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Audley, Staffordshire, England

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