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Household of William Preston (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1849 in Dalton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Preston, born in 1850 in Colton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William E (born 1877 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Atkinson, born in 1810 in Millom, Cumberland, England.


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah A

Preston

Wife
Male

William E

Preston

Son
Male

John

Preston

Son
Female

Emily

Preston

Daughter
Female

Ann

Atkinson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dalton, 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

32

1849

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Preston

Wife

Married

31

1850

Colton, Lancashire, England

William E

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Dalton, Lancashire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atkinson

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Millom, Cumberland, England

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