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Household of Benjamin Preston (born 1824, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.
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 1824 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Preston, born in 1835 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1857 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1865 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1874 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
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Benjamin Preston's household
Benjamin
Preston
Head
Mary
Preston
Wife
William
Preston
Son
Walter
Preston
Son
Elizabeth
Preston
Daughter
Emma
Preston
Daughter
Eliza
Preston
Daughter
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Preston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Preston | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Preston | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Preston | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Preston | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Preston | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Preston | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Eliza | Preston | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England |
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