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Household of Joseph Preston (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Preston, born in 1843 in Appledore, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Preston, born in 1843 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1869 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry (born 1875 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Llewelyn (born 1877 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1878 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Josiah (born 1879 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father, Robert (born 1816 in Appledore, Devon, England) and Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1856 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Joseph Preston's household

Male

Joseph

Preston

Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Preston

Daughter
Male

Henry

Preston

Son
Male

Llewelyn

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Preston

Son
Male

Robert

Preston

Father
Male

William

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Appledore, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Preston

Head

Married

38

1843

Appledore, Devon, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

38

1843

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Llewelyn

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Josiah

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Preston

Father

Widower

65

1816

Appledore, Devon, England

William

Williams

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

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