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Household of John Preston (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1833 in Forton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel Preston, born in 1829 in Scorton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James C (born 1861 in Scorton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Scorton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Scorton, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1869 in Scorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Francis (born 1858 in Forton, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Harriet I (born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Isabel

Preston

Wife
Male

James C

Preston

Son
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Fred

Preston

Son
Male

Francis

Allinson

Servant
Female

Harriet I

Parr

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Forton, 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

48

1833

Forton, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Preston

Wife

Married

52

1829

Scorton, Lancashire, England

James C

Preston

Son

Single

20

1861

Scorton, Lancashire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

17

1864

Scorton, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Scorton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Scorton, Lancashire, England

Francis

Allinson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Forton, Lancashire, England

Harriet I

Parr

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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