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Household of Joseph Preston (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Joseph Preston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Preston, born in 1841 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Preston, born in 1847 in Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Ben (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Ann (born 1802 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Brother, Benjamin (born 1839 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Anne (born 1833 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Catherine (born 1851 in York, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Mary (born 1851 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Alfred (born 1865 in Rufforth, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Preston's household

Male

Joseph

Preston

Head
Female

Eliza

Preston

Wife
Male

George

Preston

Son
Male

Ben

Preston

Son
Female

Ann

Preston

Mother
Male

Benjamin

Preston

Brother
Female

Anne

Preston

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Preston

Visitor
Female

Mary

Preston

Visitor
Male

Alfred

Dykes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Preston

Head

Married

40

1841

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Preston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

George

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Preston

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Preston

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Preston

Brother

Single

42

1839

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Preston

Visitor

Single

48

1833

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Preston

Visitor

Single

30

1851

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Preston

Visitor

Single

30

1851

York, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dykes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Rufforth, Yorkshire, England

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