William Richard DRAKE

  General Notes:

Births Jun 1860
DRAKE William Richard Medway 2a 3__

Marriages Dec 1881 Medway 2a 944
Drake William
LOWE Sarah Ann
McDONNELL Ellen Mary
SMITH Henry William

William Richard Drake ( Painter) married Ellen Mary McDonnell on the 25/12/1881 at St Michaels, Chatham.
One fact on this cert is that it states John Drake, Father, ropemaker ( Deceased) ! hoping this is a mistake ,as he is on all the subsequent Census reports!


1861 census
RG9/480 F59 P15 & P16
Lower Bro... Street, New Brompton, Gillingham, Kent
John Drake, Head, Mar, 36, Rope Maker, Bridport Dorset
Matilda do, Wife, Mar, 37, , Topsham Devon
Henry J do, Son, , 14, , Topsham Devon
Jane Drake, Daur, , 12, Scholar, Devonport Devonshire
John J do, Son, , 10, Scholar, Devonport Devonshire
Sarah A do, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Devonport Devonshire
Charlotte do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Kent Chatham
William do, Son, , 11 months, , Kent Brompton

1871 census
RG10/907 F97 P12
13 Chatham Street, New Brompton, Kent
John Drake, Head, Mar, 46, Rope Maker, Dorsetsh Bridport
Matilda do, Wife, Mar, 46, , Devonsh Topsom
Jane do, Daur, Unm, 22, Devonsh Devonport
Saria A Jackson, Daur, Mar, 19, Soldier's Wife, Devonsh Devonport
Charlotte Drake, Daur, Unm, 16, Machine Girl, Kent Chatham
William R do, Son, , 10, Scholar, Kent Gillingham
Richard E do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Kent Gillingham
Joseph R do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Kent Gillingham
Frederick C do, Son, , 4, , Kent Gillingham
Henry D Jackson, Grandson, , 7mo, , Kent Gillingham

1881 census
RG11/653 F63 P39 & P40
182 New Road, Battersea, London
John Drake, Head, Mar, 30, Butcher, Cornwall Devonport
Ann do, Wife, Mar, 28, , Cornwall Chelsworthy
Henry do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Middlesex Westminster
Charlotte do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Middlesex Westminster
William Drake, Son, , 5, Scholar, Middlesex Westminster
Alice do, Daur, , 3, Scholar, Middlesex Westminster
Ellen do, Daur, , 2, , Surrey Battersea
Rosen do, Daur, , 1, , Surrey Battersea
William do, Brother, Unm, 20, Painter, Kent New Brompton

1901 census
RG13/424 F127 P44
4 Glendall Street, Stockwell, Lambeth, London
William Drake, Head, M, 40, House Painter, Kent New Brompton
Ellen do, Wife, M, 39, , Kent Old Brompton
William do, Son, S, 18, Carpenter, London Battersea
Henry do, Son, S, 16, Butcher, London Battersea
Frederick do, Son, S, 14, Grocers Van Boy, Kent New Brompton
Francis do, Son, S, 12, , London Brixton
Doris do, Daur, s, 11mo, , London Brixton

William married Ellen Mary McDONNELL on 25 Dec 1881 in Chatham, Kent, England. (Ellen Mary McDONNELL was born circa 1861 in Old Brompton, Kent, England.)