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Household of John Preston (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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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 1842 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Cochrane Preston, born in 1842 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1863 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie Jane (born 1872 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Janet Cochrane

Preston

Wife
Male

Robert

Preston

Son
Male

James

Preston

Son
Male

John

Preston

Son
Female

Annie Jane

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

David

Preston

Son
Male

Alexander

Preston

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet Cochrane

Preston

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Preston

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Preston

Son

-

14

1867

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Preston

Son

-

12

1869

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie Jane

Preston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Preston

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Preston

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Preston

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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