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Household of William Preston (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1838 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Preston, born in 1839 in Marsden, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Alice

Preston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

James

Preston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Marsden, 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

43

1838

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Alice

Preston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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