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Household of William H Drake (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 H Drake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Drake, born in 1821 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Drake, born in 1821 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1852 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Margaret H (born 1856 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Loveday E (born 1857 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Edith N (born 1860 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Enid A (born 1862 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Frances E (born 1855 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Sarah Cox, born in 1860 in Veryan, Cornwall, England.


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William H Drake's household

Male

William H

Drake

Head
Female

Cecilia

Drake

Wife
Female

Mary

Drake

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Drake

Daughter
Female

Loveday E

Drake

Daughter
Female

Edith N

Drake

Daughter
Female

Enid A

Drake

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Drake

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cox

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Drake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Drake

Head

Married

60

1821

Axminster, Devon, England

Cecilia

Drake

Wife

Married

60

1821

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Mary

Drake

Daughter

Single

29

1852

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Margaret H

Drake

Daughter

Single

25

1856

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Loveday E

Drake

Daughter

Single

24

1857

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Edith N

Drake

Daughter

Single

21

1860

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Enid A

Drake

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Frances E

Drake

Daughter

Single

26

1855

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Cox

Servant

Single

21

1860

Veryan, Cornwall, England

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