Person:Jane Drake (6)

Jane Drake was born in the parish of Bere Ferrers (often spelt Beerferris in contemporary records) in Devon. She was the daughter of a sexton and agricultural labourer named John Drake and his wife Mary Harris. She was one of seven children. Jane's mother, Mary, died in 1832 when Jane was only eight years old. At both Jane's baptism and the 1851 census she lived at 'Monkeys Castle', which appears to have been in the vicinity of Well Farm, on the road between Bere Ferrers and Bere Alston, judging by where it is listed in the 1851 census. Her father John Drake seems to have lived at Monkeys Castle or in that area in each census from 1841 to 1871 - he appears to have died in 1877.

Jane married William Richard Harry from Saltash in Cornwall. They were married at St Andrew's Church in Plymouth, Devon on 17th November 1850. They had at least nine children. During the early years of their marriage they moved around extensively, with some children born at Jane's native Bere Ferrers, some at Portsmouth, Hampshire, some at Dartmouth, Devon and some in Plymouth. They eventually settled in Plymouth. Following William Richard Harry's death in 1884, Jane worked as a charwoman. She appears to have died in 1894, aged 69 or 70.

1. ↑ Devon Family History Society. Devon Baptisms Transcripts, Primary quality.

   Date of baptism: 14 Mar 1824
   Forename: Jane
   Parents: John & Mary
   Surname: Drake
   Occupation: Husbandman
   Abode: Monks Castle

2. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office), Secondary quality.

   d. Jane HARRY, March Quarter 1894, Plymouth Registration District, Vol. 5b, page 259, aged 73 [1820/1]

3. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) HO 107/1466-2531 Census Returns: 1851 Census Schedules, HO107/1883/18/79, 30 Mar 1851, Primary quality.

   Address: Monkeys Castle, Beerferris, Devon
   John Drake, head, widower, male, 65 [1785/6], Ag lab, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Jane Harry, daughter, married, female, 27 [1823/4], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Christopher Drake, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Labourer in lead mine, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Ann Harry, granddaughter, female, 1m [1851], b. Beerferris, Devon
   ~ [2nd household at Monkeys Castle]
   Jacob Hooper, head, married, male, 28 [1822/3], Ag lab, b. Stoke Damerel, Devon
   Mary Hooper, wife, married, female, 31 [1819/20], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary A. Hooper, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Beerferris, Devon
   John Hooper, son, male, 7m [1850], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Jane Drake, daugher in law, female, 11 [1839/40], b. Beerferris, Devon

4. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 9 General Register Office: 1861 Census Schedules, Class RG9; Piece 1440; Folio 125; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861, Primary quality.

   Address	12 Claremont St, Plymouth, Devon
   Name	Relation to head	Marital status	Sex	Age	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Birthplace
   William Harry	head	married	male	34	1826/7	Shipwright	Saltash, Cornwall
   Jane Harry	wife	married	female	39	1821/2		Beerferris, Devon
   Maryann Harry	daughter		female	8	1852/3	Scholar	Dartmouth, Devon
   Amelia Jane Harry	daughter		female	6	1854/5	Scholar	Beerferris, Devon
   Louisa Kate Harry	daughter		female	3	1857/8	Scholar	Dartmouth, Devon
   Wm Rd Harry	son		male	1	1859/60		Plymouth, Devon

5. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 10 General Register Office: 1871 Census Schedules, Class RG10; Piece 2118; Folio 109; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871, Primary quality.

   Address	25 Claremont Street, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon
   Name	Relation to head	Marital status	Sex	Age	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Birthplace
   William R. Harry	head	married	male	44	1826/7	Shipwright (out of employ)	Saltash, Cornwall
   Jane Harry	wife	married	female	37	1823/4		Parish of Beer Ferris, Devon
   Mary A. Harry	daughter	unmarried	female	17	1853/4	Domestic Servt.	Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Louisa K. Harry	daughter		female	13	1857/8	Domestic Servt.	Dartmouth, Devon
   William R. Harry	son		male	11	1859/60	Scholar	Plymouth, Devon
   John E. Harry	son		male	7	1863/4	Scholar	Plymouth, Devon
   Ellen S. Harry	daughter		female	4	1864/5	Scholar	Plymouth, Devon
   Elisabeth M. Harry	daughter		female	1	1869/70		Plymouth, Devon

6. ↑ General Register Office. Public Record Office (PRO) RG 11 General Register Office: 1881 Census Schedules. (The National Archives), RG11/2197/24/42, 3 Apr 1881, Primary quality.

   Address: 3 Claremont Place, Plymouth, Devon
   William R. Harry, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Shipwright, b. Saltash, Cornwall
   Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 57 [1823/4], b. Beer Ferris, Devon
   William R. Harry, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Plasterer, b. Plymouth, Devon
   John E. Harry, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Painter's App (House), b. Plymouth, Devon
   Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Sch, b. Plymouth, Devon

7. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 12 General Register Office: 1891 Census Schedules, RG12/1733/?/20, 5 Apr 1891, Primary quality.

   Address: 3 Claremont Place, Plymouth, Devon
   4 rooms occupied
   Jane Harry, head, widow, female, 67 [18234], Charwoman, employed, b. Beerferrers, Devon