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Household of John Preston (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1817 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Preston, born in 1823 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1848 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1850 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Rebecca (born 1857 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rachel A (born 1836 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Rawden (born 1858 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Susannah

Preston

Wife
Female

Ann

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Rachel A

Thompson

Servant
Male

Rawden

Brooke

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

64

1817

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Preston

Wife

Married

58

1823

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Preston

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Batley, Yorkshire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

31

1850

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Rachel A

Thompson

Servant

Single

45

1836

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Rawden

Brooke

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

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