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Household of William Preston (born 1855, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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.

William Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1855 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Preston, born in 1858 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 2 children; Alice A (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Catherine Keig, born in 1862 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man.


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Margaret A

Preston

Wife
Female

Alice A

Preston

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Preston

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Keig

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

26

1855

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Margaret A

Preston

Wife

Married

23

1858

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Alice A

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Keig

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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