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Household of William Preston (born 1856, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 1856 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Preston, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Polly (born 1876 in Cassop, Durham, England), William S (born 1877 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Jane (born 1880 in Wardley, Durham, England) and Ralph (born 1881 in Houghton, Durham, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah E

Preston

Wife
Female

Polly

Preston

Daughter
Male

William S

Preston

Son
Female

Jane

Preston

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Preston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

25

1856

Houghton, Durham, England

Sarah E

Preston

Wife

Married

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Polly

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cassop, Durham, England

William S

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Ryhope, Durham, England

Jane

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wardley, Durham, England

Ralph

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Houghton, Durham, England

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