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Household of James Preston (born 1837, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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.

James Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Preston, born in 1837 in Salford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen L Preston, born in 1845 in London, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Salford, Bedfordshire, England), Ellen B (born 1873 in Stretford, Herefordshire, England), Charles H (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Ashton, Wiltshire, England) and Annie L (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Elizabeth Wood, born in 1853 in Stretford, Herefordshire, England.


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James Preston's household

Male

James

Preston

Head
Female

Ellen L

Preston

Wife
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen B

Preston

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Preston

Son
Male

George

Preston

Son
Female

Annie L

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Salford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Preston

Head

Married

44

1837

Salford, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen L

Preston

Wife

Married

36

1845

London, Surrey, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen B

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Herefordshire, England

Charles H

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Annie L

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Wood

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Stretford, Herefordshire, England

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