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Household of John Preston (born 1857, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1857 in Thornton, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Preston, born in 1857 in Neston, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1877 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joseph Ashton, born in 1856 in Thornton, Cheshire, England.


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

Samuel

Preston

Son
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Joseph

Ashton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Thornton, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Preston

Head

Married

24

1857

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

24

1857

Neston, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Thornton, Cheshire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Ashton

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Thornton, Cheshire, England

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