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Household of James Preston (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

James Preston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Preston, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1847 in Salford, England. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1870 in Salford, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Salford, England), John (born 1877 in Salford, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Salford, England) and Emile (born 1875 in Salford, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and James's Lodger, Jemima (born 1848 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).


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James Preston's household

Male

James

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Female

Louisa

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

Alfred

Preston

Son
Male

John

Stevens

Boarder
Female

Emile

Preston

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Dewhurst

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Preston

Head

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Salford, England

Louisa

Preston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, England

Alfred

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, England

John

Stevens

Boarder

Widower

34

1847

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Emile

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, England

Jemima

Dewhurst

Lodger

Widow

33

1848

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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