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Household of Alex Preston (born 1853, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Alex Preston and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Preston, born in 1853 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Preston, born in 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Isabella L (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Brother-In-Law, James Smith, born in 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Alex Preston's household
Alex
Preston
Head
Jane
Preston
Wife
Elizabeth
Preston
Daughter
Isabella L
Preston
Daughter
James
Smith
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Preston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Preston | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Preston | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Preston | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Isabella L | Preston | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Smith | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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