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Household of Samuel Preston (born 1855, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

Samuel Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Preston, born in 1855 in Woodland, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Maria Preston, born in 1857 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Ernest Lawrence (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Emily Fagg, born in 1864 in Margate, Kent, England.


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Samuel Preston's household

Male

Samuel

Preston

Head
Female

Maria

Preston

Wife
Male

Ernest Lawrence

Preston

Son
Female

Lilian

Preston

Daughter
Female

Emily

Fagg

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Woodland, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Preston

Head

Married

26

1855

Woodland, Dorset, England

Maria

Preston

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Ernest Lawrence

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Lilian

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Emily

Fagg

Servant

Single

17

1864

Margate, Kent, England

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