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Household of William Preston (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

William Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1845 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sylvia Preston, born in 1846 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1872 in Devon, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Devon, England), Fred (born 1875 in Devon, England), Emily (born 1877 in Devon, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Devon, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sylvia

Preston

Wife
Male

Harry

Preston

Son
Female

Hannah

Preston

Daughter
Male

Fred

Preston

Son
Female

Emily

Preston

Daughter
Female

Florence

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

36

1845

Torquay, Devon, England

Sylvia

Preston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bath, Somerset, England

Harry

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Hannah

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Fred

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Emily

Preston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Florence

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

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