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Household of Thomas Preston (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

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 1850 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Preston, born in 1855 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1875 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Sam B (born 1878 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Etheline (born 1880 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Percy (born 1881 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ellen Miles, born in 1858 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.


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Thomas Preston's household

Male

Thomas

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Preston

Wife
Female

Annie

Preston

Daughter
Female

Edith

Preston

Daughter
Male

Sam B

Preston

Son
Female

Etheline

Preston

Daughter
Male

Percy

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen

Miles

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Preston

Head

Married

31

1850

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

26

1855

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Preston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Sam B

Preston

Son

Single

3

1878

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Etheline

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Miles

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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