John DRAKE

  General Notes:

Baptism entry on Ancestry.co.uk (includes image of the original)
Bridport, Dorset, 1825, page 183
entry 1461, March 2nd, John son of, Henry & Charlotte, Drake, Bridport, Shipwright

Topsham 1841 Churchwarden's Census (St Mary's)
White Street, Shipwright - parish Topsham
Drake Henry 61
Drake Charlotte 61
number of children - 3
Eliza 18
John 17
Joseph 12

Marriage of John Drake ( ropemaker) and Matilda Valentine
25/12/1845( Stoke Damarel 9 580) both home addresses given as 11 Holman's Buildings Stoke Damarel Devon.

Deaths Jun 1914
Drake John 90 Medway 2a 846

Death Certificate
Gillingham sub district of Medway district in the county of Kent
Thirteenth May 1914 at Ohm Villa First Avenue
John Drake, Male, 90 years, Retired Ropemaker HM Dockyard.
Registered by H Drake, Son, Present at Death, of Ohm Villa First Avenue Gillingham, on Fifteenth May 1914

Charlton Cemetery Grave F99, 3rd, 2593 [uncertain what the last two numbers are]
John Drake 148 Humber Road
Matilda Drake 5.7.1911 John Drake 20.5.1914

1841 census
HO107/265/22 F12 P18
White Street, Topsham, Devon
Henry Drake, 60, Shipwright, Y
Charlotte do, 60, , Y
Eliza do, 15, Twine Spinner, Y
John do, 15, Rope M, Y
Joseph do, 10, , Y

1851 census
HO107/1882 F32 P58 (indexed as Daake)
37 Cannon Street, Devonport (Stoke Damerel), Devon
John Drake, Head, M, 27, Ropemaker, Somerset Bristol
Matilda do, Wife, M, 27, , Devon Topsham
Henry J do, Son, , 4, , Devon Topsham
Jane do, Daur, , 2, , Devon Devonport
John Japheth do, Son, , 10m, , Devon Devonport

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
RG11/891 F98 P12 & F99 P13
25 Saxton Street, Gillingham, Kent
John Drake, Head, Mar, 56, Ropemaker, Bridport Dorsetshire
Matilda do, Wife, Mar, 56, , Topsham Devon
Richard do, Son, Unm, 19, Carpenter, New Brompton Kent
Joseph R do, Son, Unm, 16, Apprentice Smith, New Brompton Kent
Frederick do, son, Unm, 14, Rivetting on Railway, New Brompton Kent
Henry do, Grandson, Unm, 10, Scholar, New Brompton Kent
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Sarah A Barnes, Head, Mar, 29, Soldiers Wife, Stoke Demeral Devonport
William do, Son, , 6, Scholar, London Middlesex
Joseph McL do, Son, , 2, , New Brompton Kent
Frederick do, Son, , 8mon, , Northampton

1891 census
RG12/660 F114 P9
25 Saxton Street, Gillingham, Kent
John Drake, Head, M, 67, Retired Rope Maker, Dorset Bridport
Matilda Drake, Wife, M, 67, , Devon Topsham

1901 census
RG13/529 F138 P50
32 Chipley Street, Deptford (St Pauls), London
Rich'd E Drake, Head, M, 39, Carpenter, Kent Gillingham
Alice M do, Wife, M, 39, , Kent Chatham
Rich'd E do, Son, S, 15, Plumbers Apprentice, Kent Gillingham
Alice A do, Daur, S, 14, , Kent Gillingham
Sidney H do, Son, , 12, , Kent Gillingham
Edw'd John do, Son, , 11, , Kent Gillingham
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John Drake, Head, M, 77, Retired Rope Maker, Devon
Matilda do, Wife, M, 77, , Devon

1911 census
RG14PN2708 RG78PN92 RD28 SD5 ED22 SN108
148 Humber Road, Blackheath, Greenwich, London (7 rooms)
Richard Enoch Drake, Head, 49, Married, Foreman Carpenter, Kent Gillingham
Alice Annie Drake, Wife, 49, Married 27 years, , Kent Chatham
Richard Enoch Drake, Son, 25, Single, Storesman, Kent Gillingham
Alice Annie Drake, Daughter, 24, Single, Dressmaker, Kent Gillingham
Sidney Herbert Drake, Son, 22, Single, Clerk, Kent Gillingham
Edward John Drake, Son, 21, Single, Electrical Fitter, Kent Gillingham
John Drake, Father, 87, Married, Ropemaker Pensioner, Dorset Bridport
Matilda Drake, Mother, 87, Married 65 years, , Devon Topsham
- against Alice Annie it states there were 5 children born alive, 4 living and 1 has died
- against Matilda it states there were 11 children born alive, 5 living and 6 have died

John married Matilda VALENTINE, daughter of Richard VALENTINE and Jane (VALENTINE), on 25 Dec 1845 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. (Matilda VALENTINE was born on 2 Jan 1824 in Topsham, Devon, England, baptised on 18 Jan 1824 in Topsham, Devon, England, died on 28 Jun 1911 in Greenwich, Kent, England and was buried on 5 Jul 1911 in Greenwich, Kent, England.)