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Household of Elijah Preston (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Elijah Preston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Preston, born in 1840 in Winsford, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Catherine Preston, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1872 in Ireland), Levi (born 1874 in Ireland), William (born 1876 in Ireland), Josephine (born 1877 in Ireland), Alexander (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Lodger, William Bingham, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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Elijah Preston's household

Male

Elijah

Preston

Head
Female

Catherine

Preston

Wife
Male

Charles

Preston

Son
Male

Levi

Preston

Son
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Josephine

Preston

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Bingham

Lodger
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Winsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Preston

Head

Married

41

1840

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Preston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Charles

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Levi

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Ireland

William

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Josephine

Preston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ireland

Alexander

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Bingham

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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