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Household of John Preston (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1838 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Grace Preston, born in 1837 in Totnes, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Harriett (born 1864 in South Brent, Devon, England), Edwin Alfred (born 1869 in South Brent, Devon, England), William Henry (born 1871 in South Brent, Devon, England), Richard (born 1875 in South Brent, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1877 in South Brent, Devon, England) and Eva Hannah (born 1881 in South Brent, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Edmonds, born in 1827 in South Brent, Devon, England.


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Hannah Grace

Preston

Wife
Female

Harriett

Preston

Daughter
Male

Edwin Alfred

Preston

Son
Male

William Henry

Preston

Son
Male

Richard

Preston

Son
Male

Frederick

Preston

Son
Female

Eva Hannah

Preston

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Edmonds

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

43

1838

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Hannah Grace

Preston

Wife

Married

44

1837

Totnes, Devon, England

Harriett

Preston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

South Brent, Devon, England

Edwin Alfred

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

South Brent, Devon, England

William Henry

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

South Brent, Devon, England

Richard

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

South Brent, Devon, England

Frederick

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

South Brent, Devon, England

Eva Hannah

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Brent, Devon, England

Joseph

Edmonds

Lodger

Single

54

1827

South Brent, Devon, England

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