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Household of William Preston (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Annie Preston, born in 1852 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Edward Henry (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Kate Florence (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William Gray (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Stanley (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth Annie (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Preston

Wife
Male

Edward Henry

Preston

Son
Female

Kate Florence

Preston

Daughter
Male

William Gray

Preston

Son
Male

Stanley

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Preston

Daughter
Female

Jane

Scott

Servant
Female

Margaret Ann

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

36

1845

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth Annie

Preston

Wife

Married

29

1852

South Shields, Durham, England

Edward Henry

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Kate Florence

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

William Gray

Preston

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Stanley

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth Annie

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Scott

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Scott

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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