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Household of John Precious (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

John Precious and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Precious, born in 1848 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anna M Precious, born in 1849 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; David L (born 1872 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Mary H (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Appce, Henry Hardcastle, born in 1862 in Collingham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Precious's household

Male

John

Precious

Head
Female

Anna M

Precious

Wife
Male

David L

Precious

Son
Female

Sarah

Precious

Daughter
Male

Frank

Precious

Son
Male

Alfred

Precious

Son
Female

Mary H

Precious

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hardcastle

Appce
First name(s) John
Last name Precious
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Precious

Head

Married

33

1848

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Anna M

Precious

Wife

Married

32

1849

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

David L

Precious

Son

Single

9

1872

Colne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Precious

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colne, Lancashire, England

Frank

Precious

Son

Single

4

1877

Colne, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Precious

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Precious

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hardcastle

Appce

Single

19

1862

Collingham, Yorkshire, England

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