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1841 & 1851 census entries |
1861 & 1871
census entries |
1881 & 1891
census entries |
1901 & 1911
census entries |
Please
remember all of the places mentioned here are places of
residence found in census returns, rather than actual places
of work. |
As
you
can see below, only 16 entries for the first
country-wide census in 1841, with the majority of them
in Shropshire and involved in lead mining, just 4
involved in coal mining, 3 of those being in
Staffordshire. It should be remembered that, in 1841, Herefordshire and Shropshire were the largest two counties in terms of Preece numbers. Interestingly, despite mining certainly going on at this time, no entries appear for Gloucestershire, in particular the Forest of Dean. As you will see in subsequent years there are families mining in this area, but checking these families in 1841 most seem to be "Labourers". This may or may not be at mines, but in the absence of any certainty I assume not |
PRO Reference | First Name(s) | Surname | Place | County | Address | Age | Occupation |
HO107/909/20 | Richd | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Perkin Reach | 15 | Miner Lead |
HO107/909/20 | Edward | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Stiperstones | 33 | Lead Miner |
HO107/909/20 | John | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Stiperstones | 30 | Lead Miner |
HO107/996/10 | John | Preece | Kingswinford | STS | Dudley Road | 20 | Collier |
HO107/982/4 | Joseph | Preece | Tipton | STS | Union Street | 20 | Miner |
HO107/983/12 | George | Preece | Walsall Foreign | STS | Pleck | 40 | Miner |
HO107/917/1 | William | Preece | Bitterley | SAL | Cottage | 45 | Miner In Lead |
HO107/909/22 | William | Preece | Chirbury | SAL | Rorrington Hill | 40 | Lead Miner |
HO107/904/8 | Abraham | Preece | Dawley Magna | SAL | Holywell Lane | 54 | Coal Miner |
HO107/904/8 | Robt | Preece | Dawley Magna | SAL | Holywell Lane | 25 | Iron Miner |
HO107/911/16 | John | Preece | Westbury | SAL | Hope | 35 | Lead Miner |
HO107/909/16 | Marke | Preece | Hyssington | SAL | Tasker Lower | 50 | Lead Miner |
HO107/909/20 | Beng | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Perkin Rech | 15 | Miner Lead |
HO107/909/18 | Abrham | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Meadowtown Hill | 40 | Lead Miner |
HO107/909/20 | George | Preece | Worthen | SAL | Mittin Bach | 20 | Miner Lead |
HO107/911/16 | Thomas | Preece | Westbury | SAL | Lady Oak | 35 | Lead Miner |
Over the 10
years since the census year above, the numbers involved
in mining has more than doubled. There are now 18
involved in lead mining - in Shropshire and over the
border in Montgomeryshire - and 25 in coal. The areas have started to grow - quite a cluster in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire now, and the Staffordshire "Black Country" area has started to attract more Preece families from nearby counties - only 2 from the 6 named above are from the county itself. Despite all of this, the counties are still in the south of Wales and the Midlands at present, for example the Lancashire coalfield was only now on the edge of a large expansion and as yet no Preece families have found their way north. |
PRO Reference | First Name(s) |
Surname | Place | County | Address | Marital Status | Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | County of Birth | Relation | Name of Head |
HO107/1959/116 | John | Preece | East Dean | GLS | Ruardean Hill | M | 24 | Coal Miner | East Dean | GLS | Head | John Preece |
HO107/1959/106 | Richard | Preece | East Dean | GLS | Ruardean Hill | M | 58 | Coal Miner | Upton Bishop | HEF | Head | Richard Preece |
HO107/1959/114 | William | Preece | East Dean | GLS | Ruardean Hill | U | 20 | Coal Miner | Upton Bishop | HEF | Brot | Enos Preece |
HO107/191/7 | James | Preece | Churchstoke | MGY | Weston Marsh | U | 30 | Miner Of Lead Ore | Condover | SAL | Lodg | ? Not Yet Held |
HO107/1976/129 | James | Preece | Bridstow | HEF | Buckcastle | M | 32 | Miner | Bridstow | HEF | Head | Self |
HO107/1978/324 | James | Preece | Hereford St Martin | HEF | St Martin | M | 46 | Labourer In Coal Yard | Hereford | HEF | Head | Self |
HO107/1982/406 | John | Preece | Bennetts End | SAL | Bennetts End | M | 30 | Coal Hauler | Cainham | SAL | Sonl | John Unitt |
HO107/2036/318 | Michael | Preece | Kingswinford | STS | Mill Lane | U | 38 | Coal Miner | Clee Hill | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2036/417 | Thomas | Preece | Kingswinford | STS | Round Oak Road | M | 27 | Coal Miner | Shropshire | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2036/283 | William | Preece | Kingswinford | STS | Brick Lane | U | 18 | Coal Miner | Clee Hill | SAL | Lodg | Ann Didlick |
HO107/2039/228 | Thomas | Preece | Ribbesford | WOR | Welsh Gate | M | 56 | Coal Master | Bewdley | WOR | Head | Self |
HO107/2444/261 | William | Preece | West Dean | GLS | Clearwell Meand | 15 | Coal Miner | West Dean | GLS | Son | John Preece | |
HO107/1959/371 | John | Preece | Little Dean | GLS | Calamore | U | 18 | Coal Miner | Whitchurch | HEF | Lodg | Sarah Brain |
HO107/1956/78 | William | Preece | Pucklechurch | GLS | Coalpit Road | M | 39 | Coal Miner | Bristol | GLS | Head | William Preece |
HO107/1956/78 | Edward | Preece | Pucklechurch | GLS | Coalpit Road | 14 | Coal Miner | Pucklechurch | GLS | Son | William Preece | |
HO107/1982/445 | Benjamin | Preece | Bitterley | SAL | Farden Bank | M | 35 | Coalminer | Bitterley | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/1982/450 | William | Preece | Bitterley | SAL | Clee Hill | M | 50 | Coalminer | Bitterley | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2456/464 | John | Preese | Llantwit Fardre | GLA | Tram Road | 12 | Coal Miner | Llantwit Fardre | GLA | Gson | William David | |
HO107/1991/8 | John | Preece | Minsterley | SAL | Lady Oak | U | 25 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Son | Mary Preece |
HO107/1991/8 | Thomas | Preece | Minsterley | SAL | Lady Oak | M | 45 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2036/283 | William | Preece | Brierley Hill | STS | Back Lane | U | 18 | Coal Miner | Clee Hill | SAL | Lodg | Ann Didlick |
HO107/2021/760 | John | Preece | Bilston | STS | Etting(?) Lane | U | 27 | Coal Miner | Hereford St Peter | HEF | Lodg | John Parnell(?) |
HO107/2498/191 | James | Preece | Church Stoke | SAL | Weston Marsh | U | 40 | Miner Of Lead Ore | Condover | SAL | Lodg | Samuel Gittins |
HO107/2498/378 | Richard | Preece | Hope | MGY | Hope | M | 23 | Lead Miner | Pontesbury | SAL | Lodg | John Jacks |
HO107/2020/261 | John | Preace | Willenhall | STS | King Street | M | 45 | Miner | Willenhall | STS | Head | Self |
HO107/2490/578 | William | Preece | Llanelly | BRE | Llanelly | U | 30 | Coal Miner | Preston | HEF | Lodg | Walter Lewis |
HO107/2498/355 | Samuel | Preece | Bromlow | MGY | Pintervin? | M | 46 | Lead Miner | Chirbury | SAL | Head | Samuel Preece |
HO107/1959/114 | Enos | Preece | East Dean | GLS | Ruardean Hill | M | 22 | Coal Miner | Upton Bishop | HEF | Head | Enos Preece |
HO107/1959/114 | James | Preece | East Dean | GLS | Ruardean Hill | M | 35 | Coal Miner | East Dean | GLS | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/356 | Edwd | Preece | Bromlow | MGY | Park | U | 21 | Lead Miner | Staffordshire | STS | Lodg | James Higgs |
HO107/2498/304 | Robert | Preece | Chirbury | SAL | Rowington | U | 20 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Lodg | Martha Whittall |
HO107/2498/363 | Abraham | Preece | Bromlow | MGY | Bromlow | M | 53 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/363 | John | Preece | Bromlow | MGY | Bromlow | 14 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Son | Abraham Preece | |
HO107/2498/372 | Thomas | Preece | Hope | MGY | Callow | M | 40 | Lead Miner | Lugwardine | HEF | Head | Self |
HO107/2036/417 | Thomas | Preece | Brierley Hill | STS | Round Oak Road | M | 27 | Coal Miner | Shropshire | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2036/318 | Michael | Preece | Brierley Hill | STS | Locks Lane | U | 38 | Coal Miner | Serman? | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2447/321 | Thomas | Preece | Aberystruth | MON | Aberystruth | M | 30 | Farmer Of 10acres And Coal Miner | Herefordshire | HEF | Head | Thomas Preece |
HO107/2498/419 | Benjamin | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | Perkins Beach | U | 29 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Son | Mary Preece |
HO107/2498/419 | Richard | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | Perkins Beach | M | 27 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/419 | Robert | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | Perkins Beach | U | 25 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Son | Mary Preece |
HO107/2498/416 | Edward | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | Hill Cottage | M | 40 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/417 | George | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | My.... Dingle | M | 29 | Lead Miner | Worthen | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2028/260 | Joseph | Preece | Rowley Regis | STS | Old Hill | U | 19 | Miner | Rowley Regis | STS | Lodg | Fanny Jackson(?) |
HO107/2449/415 | Isaac | Preece | Trevethin | MON | Talywain? | M | 27 | Miner | Monmouthshire | MON | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/296 | Thomas | Preese | Middleton | SAL | Cottage | M | 35 | Lead Miner | Chirbury | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2498/415 | John | Preece | Upper Heath And Nether Heath | MGY | Hill Cottage | M | 43 | Lead Miner | Smethcott | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/1988/190 | Robert | Preece | Little Dawley | SAL | Dawley | U | 38 | Miner | Dawley | SAL | Head | Self |
HO107/2447/454 | William | Preece | Aberystruth | MON | Aberystruth | M | 33 | Hitcher In Coal Pit | Bodenham | HEF | Head | William Preece |