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Household of Richard Preston (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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.

Richard Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Preston, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Preston, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Abigail (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Richard Preston's household

Male

Richard

Preston

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Richard

Preston

Son
Female

Abigail

Preston

Daughter
Male

George

Preston

Son
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Eliza

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Preston

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Eliza Jane

Preston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

William

Preston

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Richard

Preston

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Abigail

Preston

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Preston

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Preston

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Preston

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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