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Household of Benjamin Preston (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Preston, born in 1847 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Preston, born in 1851 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Preston's household

Male

Benjamin

Preston

Head
Female

Mary

Preston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

Benjamin

Preston

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Preston

Head

Married

34

1847

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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