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Household of William Preston (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1846 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Preston, born in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Ellen

Preston

Wife
Male

Joseph

Preston

Son
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

David

Preston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

35

1846

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Preston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

David

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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