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Household of Thomas Alston (born 1861, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Alston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alston, born in 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Alston, born in 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary A (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Ellen (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Alston's household

Male

Thomas

Alston

Head
Female

Ellen

Alston

Wife
Female

Mary A

Harllman

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Harllman

Boarder
Male

William

Harllman

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Harllman

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alston

Head

Married

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Alston

Wife

Married

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Harllman

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Harllman

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Harllman

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harllman

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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