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Household of William Preston (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1834 in Carlton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Preston, born in 1840 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1863 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1865 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Lewis (born 1870 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Duke (born 1876 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Thomas Thornton, born in 1807 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah

Preston

Wife
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

Charles

Preston

Son
Male

Lewis

Preston

Son
Male

Arthur

Preston

Son
Male

Benjamin

Preston

Son
Male

Duke

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

47

1834

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Preston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Preston

Son

Single

11

1870

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Duke

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Father In Law

Widower

74

1807

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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