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Household of John Preston (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Preston, born in 1843 in Quernmore, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Cabus, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Cabus, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Cabus, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Cabus, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Cabus, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Mary

Preston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Sarah

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

Henry

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Wife

Married

38

1843

Quernmore, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

11

1870

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Henry

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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