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Household of William T Preston (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 T Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Preston, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Alice Preston, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William Hy (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jane Alice (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William T's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1824 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William T's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William T Preston's household

Male

William T

Preston

Head
Female

Alice

Preston

Wife
Male

William Hy

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Jane Alice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Jane

Green

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Green

Sister In Law
First name(s) William T
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Preston

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Preston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Alice

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Green

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Green

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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