William Preece in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Preece of Swan Inn, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Preece
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Birth year: 1844
Occupation: Publican
Birth town: Neen Savage
Birth county: Herefordshire
Birth place: England
Street: Swan Inn
Town: —
Parish: Stourbridge
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Stourbridge

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Lavinia	Last name Preece	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation -	Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) William P	Last name Preece	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Neen Savage, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Arthur J	Last name Preece	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Neen Savage, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Gertrude D	Last name Preece	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Neen Savage, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Ethel A	Last name Preece	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Matilda	Last name Cooper	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Lye, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Martha	Last name Forrest	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Lye, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Preece family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Preece and 7 other people

Preece family summary

NAME: William Preece
BORN: 1844
BIRTH COUNTY: Herefordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England