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Household of Ben Preston (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Ben Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Preston, born in 1836 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Emma Preston, born in 1840 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1865 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1870 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), Ephraim (born 1874 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Preston's household

Male

Ben

Preston

Head
Female

Emma

Preston

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Preston

Daughter
Male

George

Preston

Son
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

Ephraim

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen

Preston

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Preston

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Preston

Head

Married

45

1836

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Preston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Preston

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

George

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

11

1870

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Ephraim

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

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