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Household of Thomas Preston (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Preston, born in 1843 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Preston, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), E Ann (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Ellen Aspden, born in 1832 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Preston's household

Male

Thomas

Preston

Head
Female

Nancy

Preston

Wife
Female

Ellen

Preston

Daughter
Male

Henry

Preston

Son
Female

E Ann

Preston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

John

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen

Aspden

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Preston

Head

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Nancy

Preston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Preston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

E Ann

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Aspden

Sister In Law

Single

49

1832

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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