William Preece in Herefordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Preece of Upper Drayton Farm, Brimfield (Hereford), Herefordshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Preece
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Birth year: 1847
Occupation: Farmer Of 52 Ac Employig 3 Men
Birth town: Brimfield
Birth county: Herefordshire
Birth place: England
Street: Upper Drayton Farm
Town: —
Parish: Brimfield (Hereford)
County: Herefordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Tenbury

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary Jane	Last name Preece	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Farmers Wife	Birth place West Felton, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Mary Elizbeth	Last name Preece	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Farmers Daughter (Scholar)	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Thomas William	Last name Preece	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Preece	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Preece	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation Farmers Daughter	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Katherine	Last name Wall	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation General Serv Domestic	Birth place Middleton on the Hill, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Fawkes	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 35	Birth year 1846	Occupation Farm Servant Indoor	Birth place Lindridge, 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: 1847
BIRTH COUNTY: Herefordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Brimfield (Hereford), Herefordshire, England