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Household of John Preston (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Preston, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), M A (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), W M (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England), M L (born 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, E J (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, J E (born 1858 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Annie

Preston

Wife
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

M A

Preston

Daughter
Male

W M

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Moss

Wife
Female

M L

Moss

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moss

Daughter
Female

E J

Hosking

Lodger
Female

J E

Walker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Preston

Wife

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

M A

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

W M

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moss

Wife

Married

55

1826

Burton, Westmorland, England

M L

Moss

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Moss

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

E J

Hosking

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

J E

Walker

Servant

Single

23

1858

York, Yorkshire, England

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