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Household of William Preston (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1839 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Preston, born in 1842 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Arthur (born 1862 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1864 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1868 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1870 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Hetty (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie Marinda (born 1877 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Alice

Preston

Wife
Male

Arthur

Preston

Son
Female

Jane

Preston

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Preston

Son
Female

Grace

Preston

Daughter
Female

Hetty

Preston

Daughter
Male

Fred

Preston

Son
Female

Annie Marinda

Preston

Daughter
Female

Ada

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thornhill, 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

42

1839

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Preston

Wife

Married

39

1842

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Preston

Son

Single

19

1862

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Preston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Preston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Hetty

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie Marinda

Preston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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