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Household of John Preston (born 1849, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Preston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1849 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Preston, born in 1852 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; John Jas (born 1878 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Mary June (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Carman, John (born 1859 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Sister, Emma (born 1869 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1858 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Visitor, James (born 1867 in Stratford, Essex, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1866 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Mary

Preston

Wife
Male

John Jas

Preston

Son
Female

Mary June

Preston

Daughter
Male

John

Riseby

Carman
Female

Emma

Riseby

Sister
Male

George

Forster

Servant
Male

William

Knee

Servant
Male

James

Turner

Visitor
Male

George

Hatch

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

32

1849

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Preston

Wife

Married

29

1852

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

John Jas

Preston

Son

Single

3

1878

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary June

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

John

Riseby

Carman

Single

22

1859

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Riseby

Sister

Single

12

1869

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Forster

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Knee

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

James

Turner

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Hatch

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stratford, Essex, England

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