Joseph Drayton was born 20 October 1825 in Normanby by Spital, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom to Richard Drayton (1794-1879) and Elizabeth Holby (1798-1871) and died 11 November 1887 Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia of hepatic disease, asthenia. He married Hannah Marsden (1829-1853) 10 February 1848 in Willingham by Stow, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Mary Ann Chick (1838-1908) 11 February 1856 in Saint John's, Branxton, New South Wales, Australia.
He arrived in New South Wales on 7 January 1853 on the Beejapore.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Frederick Drayton (1849-1910) | 1849 Stow, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom | 3 March 1910 New South Wales, Australia | |
| Charles Drayton (1850-1852) | |||
| Emily Drayton (1852-1853) | |||
| unknown daughter Drayton (1853) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Drayton (1857-1940) | 8 November 1857 Windermere, New South Wales, Australia | 5 August 1940 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | Susannah Bridge (1858-1937) |
| William Drayton (1860-1945) | 6 August 1860 Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia | 28 January 1945 "Happy Valley", Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia | Susan Lambkin (1865-1947) |
| Joseph Drayton (1863-1889) | |||
| Frances Ellen Drayton (1866-1952) | |||
| Henry Edward Drayton (1869-1944) | |||
| Charlotte Drayton (1872-1872) | |||
| Mary Elizabeth Drayton (1874-1957) | 16 September 1874 "Bellevue", Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia | 30 January 1957 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | William Lambkin (1872-1952) |
| George Herbert Drayton (1878-1924) | |||
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