Benjamin DRAKE

Bef 1826 - 1912  (85 years)

• Name	Benjamin DRAKE
  Birth	Bef 9 Apr 1826	Brightlingsea, Essex
  Christening	9 Apr 1826	All Saints, Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	159A810E259F47CEBA79B62D9F6BC3DED814
  Death	Mar 1912	Tendring RD   [2]
  Notes	1861 census: in High Street, Brightlingsea (all DRAKE, born Brightlingsea), Benjamin (head, 35, foreman of the Colne Fishery Company), Sarah (wife, 27), Benjamin (son, 4, scholar), Lydia (daughter, 4, scholar), Sarah (daughter, 2) and Fred (son, 6 months). Also a domestic servant, Emma ROSE (18). 1871 census: in Queen Street, Brightlingsea (all DRAKE, born Brightlingsea), Benjamin (head, 45, oyster merchant), Sarah Ann (wife, 37), Lydia (daughter, 14), Sarah (daughter, 12), Fred (son, 10), Emily (daughter, 8), Rose (daughter, 5), Gertrude (daughter, 3) and Albert F (son, 6 months). 1881 census: in Duke Street, Brightlingsea (all DRAKE, born Brightlingsea), Benjamin (head, 55, yacht captain & fisherman), Sarah A (wife, 47), Benjamin (son, 26, yacht steward), Fred (son, 20, yacht steward), Emily (daughter, 18, pupil teacher), Rose (daughter, 15, scholar), Gertrude (daughter, 13, scholar), Albert F (son, 10, scholar) and Florence (daughter, 6, scholar). 1891 census: in Lower Green, Brightlingsea (all DRAKE, born Brightlingsea), Benjamin (head, 65, master mariner), Sarah A (wife, 57), Benjamin (son, 36, mariner), Fred (son, 30, mariner) and Florence (daughter, 16). 1901 census: at 9 Station Road, Brightlingsea (all DRAKE, born Brightlingsea), Benjamin (head, 75, yacht captain), Sarah (wife, 66), Fred (son, 39, mariner), Gertrude (daughter, single, 31, assistant school teacher, elementary school), Albert (son, single, 29, yacht steward) and Florence (daughter, 24). 1911 census: at 15 Upper Park Road, Brightlingsea, Benjamin DRAKE (85, widower, born Brightlingsea) was a boarder with Caroline NICHOLS (64, widow, born Ardleigh, Essex). 3 young children were also boarding.
  Person ID	I632	Brightlingsea, Essex
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph DRAKE,   b. Bef 21 Oct 1798, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 1 Jan 1866, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sarah SCUTCHE,   b. Abt 1801, Great Bentley, Essex d. Mar 1883, Tendring RD (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1820	All Saints, Brightlingsea, Essex   [3]
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann SALMON,   b. Abt 1834, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Sep 1909, Tendring RD (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1854	Lexden RD   [4]
  Children	1. Benjamin DRAKE,   b. Bef 26 Nov 1854, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lydia DRAKE,   b. Bef 12 Oct 1856, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah DRAKE,   b. Sep 1858, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   4. Fred DRAKE,   b. Sep 1860, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   5. Emily DRAKE,   b. Jun 1863, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rose DRAKE,   b. Jun 1865, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   7. Gertrude DRAKE,   b. Jun 1867, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   8. Albert Francis DRAKE,   b. Dec 1870, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   9. Florence DRAKE,   b. Sep 1874, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021

  
  

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  [S59] Brightlingsea, All Saints baptismal registers, August 2021 and later. [S7] BMD index, aged 85, Q1 1912 Tendring 4a/809. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Brightlingsea, All Saints marriage registers, August 2021, transcribed version at ancestry.com (Reliability: 3). [S7] BMD index, Q1 1854 Lexden 4a/285. (Reliability: 3).