Ernest Drew, nephew of John Carne Drew
I was searching the 1891 Census for an Ernest William Drew (born 1861, Camberwell, Surrey) who has no apparent connection to our lot. The reason I was searching is that Cousin Janet will go talking to strange men who happen to have Drew as a surname, and said strange man (Darryl Drew) rang me last night for a yarn about families and I was seeing what I could find out about his. Couldn't find any likely candidates, but just kept scrolling down and found this:
Ernest Drew, nephew, 2, born Penzance
and
Alfred Drew, nephew, 4, born Penzance in the household of John Carne and Rosina Drew at No.6 Customs House Lane in St Mary's, East part of Penzance.
Looking at the families of John Carne's siblings, I find I have no Alfred or Ernest as a child for any of them. Does anybody have an idea who might be the parents of these two boys?
A quick foray into FreeBMD gives me:
DREW, Ernest James, Penzance, 5c 247, December Quarter 1889
and
DREW, Alfred, Penzance, 5c 258, September Quarter 1887
Anybody want to chase the certificates? Looks like someone has to.
{Changed} Alfred and Ernest found here: Is this Elizabeth E Drew the daughter of John Carne Drew? If so, why, in 1891, were the boys described as "nephew" and not "grandson"?
1901 Census for St Mary's Penzance, 2 Abbey Place
Edwin Tredwin, Head, married, 47, Sailor Seas, Worker, Cornwall Penzance
Elizabeth E Drew, Boarder, married, 36, Charwoman, Worker, Cornwall Paul
Alfred Drew, Boarder, single, 13, Cornwall Penzance
Earnest J Drew, Boarder, 11, Cornwall Penzance
Sydney J Drew, Boarder, 7, Cornwall Penzance
Also in Abbey Place, at No.6
Susan Drew, Head, Married, 29, Cornwall Paul
William J Drew, Son, 3, Cornwall Paul
Emma J Drew, Daughter, 1 month, Cornwall Penzance.
Ernest Drew, nephew, 2, born Penzance
and
Alfred Drew, nephew, 4, born Penzance in the household of John Carne and Rosina Drew at No.6 Customs House Lane in St Mary's, East part of Penzance.
Looking at the families of John Carne's siblings, I find I have no Alfred or Ernest as a child for any of them. Does anybody have an idea who might be the parents of these two boys?
A quick foray into FreeBMD gives me:
DREW, Ernest James, Penzance, 5c 247, December Quarter 1889
and
DREW, Alfred, Penzance, 5c 258, September Quarter 1887
Anybody want to chase the certificates? Looks like someone has to.
{Changed} Alfred and Ernest found here: Is this Elizabeth E Drew the daughter of John Carne Drew? If so, why, in 1891, were the boys described as "nephew" and not "grandson"?
1901 Census for St Mary's Penzance, 2 Abbey Place
Edwin Tredwin, Head, married, 47, Sailor Seas, Worker, Cornwall Penzance
Elizabeth E Drew, Boarder, married, 36, Charwoman, Worker, Cornwall Paul
Alfred Drew, Boarder, single, 13, Cornwall Penzance
Earnest J Drew, Boarder, 11, Cornwall Penzance
Sydney J Drew, Boarder, 7, Cornwall Penzance
Also in Abbey Place, at No.6
Susan Drew, Head, Married, 29, Cornwall Paul
William J Drew, Son, 3, Cornwall Paul
Emma J Drew, Daughter, 1 month, Cornwall Penzance.
7 Comments:
At 8:00 am, Linda said…
Hi Geoff.
Elizabeth Ellen Drew is the daughter of John Carne Drew, not his sister.
Linda
At 9:56 am, Geoff_D said…
Whoopsie! Elizabeth Jenkin Drew is John Carne Drew's sister. My Bad! Back to the Census image for me, to see if the "E" really is a "J"!
At 7:32 pm, loopsadaisy1 said…
hi i have an original oil painting by alfred drew, just wondered if he was a relative of yopurs? the painting is of "newlyn old quay" please contact me as i am interested to find out more about this picture, thankyou
At 8:53 pm, Geoff_D said…
loopsadaisy1, there is a likelihood that they could be one and the same. Trouble is, your profile doesn't seem to be able to let me contact you.
Could you try to email me, if possible?
Geoff
At 1:55 pm, Anonymous said…
Hi
I seriously doubt my Drew lineage has anything to do with yours but I am Susan Elizabeth Drew with a sister Elizabeth Drew born in UK, father born in Devon etc., I sit here in Australia reading your page, tracking back family seems rather diffcult any clues to help with searching would be great Thank you
At 10:59 am, Geoff_D said…
Loopsadaisy1, it seems that the Alfred Drew is in the family tree. He is Jayne's grandfather's cousin , she says. Full name - Alfred Douglas DREW. Jayne's grandad was also Alfred DREW.
At 11:03 am, Geoff_D said…
Susan Elizabeth, there are many DREW names in Devon I have discovered, confusingly similar to many of the mob from Cornwall. Your best bet is to work back from your father's birth certificate, if you can find it.
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