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Household of Samuel Preston (born 1844, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.
Samuel Preston and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Preston, born in 1844 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Preston, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sam (born 1868 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1870 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1874 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1881 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Florrie (born 1871 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, Susannah Carr, born in 1810 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.
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Samuel Preston's household
Samuel
Preston
Head
Martha
Preston
Wife
Sam
Preston
Son
John
Preston
Son
Emma
Preston
Daughter
Tom
Preston
Son
William
Preston
Son
Florrie
Preston
Daughter
Susannah
Carr
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Preston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Preston | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha | Preston | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Yorkshire, England | |
Sam | Preston | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Preston | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Preston | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
Tom | Preston | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Preston | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Florrie | Preston | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Susannah | Carr | Mother In Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales |
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