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Household of William Preston (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Preston, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Margaret (born 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William's Daughter Of Lodger, Polly (born 1874 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), William's Daughter Of Lodger, Annie (born 1877 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Son Of Lodger, John (born 1881 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Jane

Preston

Wife
Female

Isabella

Preston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Alice

Preston

Daughter
Male

James

Topping

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Birchall

Lodger
Female

Polly

Birchall

Daughter Of Lodger
Female

Annie

Birchall

Daughter Of Lodger
Male

John

Birchall

Son Of Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Preston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Preston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

James

Topping

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Birchall

Lodger

Widow

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Polly

Birchall

Daughter Of Lodger

Single

7

1874

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Birchall

Daughter Of Lodger

Single

4

1877

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

John

Birchall

Son Of Lodger

Single

0

1881

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

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