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Introduction / Houses / Hammar

Households At Hammar

Hammar was largely associated with the Drevers throughout the greater part of the 18th century as can be seen from the censuses published from 1841.

                Heads of Households at Hammar
Census (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1841 David Drever John Drever Elizabeth Reid
1851 David Drever Elizabeth Reid Thomas Drever
1861 David Drever David Drever James Drever
1871 Ann Drever David Drever
1881 David Drever James Harcus
1891 David Drever James Harcus
(1) David Drever (son of Thomas Drever and Ann Hourston) and his wife Ann Reid
(2) John Drever (son of David Drever and Ann Reid)
(3) Elizabeth Reid (probably grandmother of Ann Reid)
(4) Thomas Drever (son of David Drever and Ann Reid)
(5) David Drever (son of David Drever and Ann Reid)
(6) James Drever (son of David Drever and Ann Reid)
(7) James Harcus (husband of Jane Drever and son in law of David Drever and Mary Groat)

By the time of the 1901 census, John Seatter was at Hammar.


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