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Household of John Preston (born 1829, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Preston and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1829 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Preston, born in 1829 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 11 children; Ellen (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Maude (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza Ashcroft, born in 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
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John Preston's household
John
Preston
Head
Jane
Preston
Wife
Ellen
Preston
Daughter
Jane
Preston
Daughter
Alice
Preston
Daughter
Amelia
Preston
Daughter
Annie
Preston
Daughter
Catherine
Preston
Daughter
Mary
Preston
Daughter
Sarah
Preston
Daughter
John
Preston
Son
Margaret
Preston
Daughter
Maude
Preston
Daughter
Eliza
Ashcroft
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Preston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Preston | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Preston | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Preston | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Preston | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Preston | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Amelia | Preston | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Preston | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Preston | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Preston | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Preston | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Preston | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Preston | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Maude | Preston | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Ashcroft | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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