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Household of Dawson Preston (born 1855, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Dawson Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dawson Preston, born in 1855 in Ashby, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. Dawson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1856 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; L E (born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Winifred (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dawson's Servant, Lena Horam, born in 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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Dawson Preston's household

Female

Dawson

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Female

L E

Preston

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Preston

Daughter
Female

Lena

Horam

Servant
First name(s) Dawson
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dawson

Preston

Head

Married

26

1855

Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

L E

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Winifred

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Lena

Horam

Servant

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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