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Household of John W Preston (born 1825, Essex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Preston, born in 1825 in Walthamstow, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Isabella Preston, born in 1829 in Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; John J (born 1856 in Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England), Mary J (born 1860 in Parkstone, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kinson, Dorset, England), Annie L (born 1864 in Kinson, Dorset, England), Thomas L (born 1867 in Kinson, Dorset, England) and Robert A (born 1868 in Kinson, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Bessie (born 1858 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and John W's Servant, Polly (born 1862 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).


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John W Preston's household

Male

John W

Preston

Head
Female

Isabella

Preston

Wife
Male

John J

Preston

Son
Female

Mary J

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Annie L

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas L

Preston

Son
Male

Robert A

Preston

Son
Female

Bessie

Legg

Servant
Female

Polly

Grattan

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Walthamstow, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Preston

Head

Married

56

1825

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Isabella

Preston

Wife

Married

52

1829

Northumberland, England

John J

Preston

Son

Single

25

1856

Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England

Mary J

Preston

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Parkstone, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kinson, Dorset, England

Annie L

Preston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kinson, Dorset, England

Thomas L

Preston

Son

Single

14

1867

Kinson, Dorset, England

Robert A

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Kinson, Dorset, England

Bessie

Legg

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Polly

Grattan

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

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