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Household of John Preston (born 1838, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1838 in Witton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Preston, born in 1839 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Edny (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Gilbert (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Livingston Stanley (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Letitia (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Mary

Preston

Wife
Female

Edny

Preston

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Preston

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Preston

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Preston

Son
Male

Livingston Stanley

Preston

Son
Female

Letitia

Orrel

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Witton, Lancashire, 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

Witton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Edny

Preston

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Preston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Gilbert

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Livingston Stanley

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Letitia

Orrel

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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