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1900 US census entries

This page contains 1900 US Census entries where the household has one or more persons born in England, Wales or Scotland. If it can be identified, the closest UK census entry held prior to departure is shown to the right of the entry, together with any passenger information which may be known. Marriage details will be added where appropriate, whether in the UK or US. The number of links will of course increase as more are located/held.


SEARCHERS WARNING! - The US census returns contain quite a number of entries which are shown as Pierce, and at present they have been excluded from these pages. However, as further US records are held it may become clear that they are actually Preece records 'mis-spelt', and so will be added here later with a suitable note.

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US Census Place :- EMPORIA TOWNSHIP, LYON, KANSAS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
CHARLES PREECE 35 FARM LABOURER ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 6 WARD DES MOINES, POLK, IOWA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ELIZABETH PREECE 69
ENGLAND
WILLIAM PREECE 67 PLASTERER ENGLAND


US Census Place :- PROVISO TOWNSHIP, COOK, ILLINOIS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
WILLIAM E PREECE 38 CARPENTER ENGLAND
MARGARET PREECE 38
ENGLAND
WILLIAM PREECE 13 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
ERNEST PREECE 9 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
LILIAN PREECE 4
ILLINOIS
HAROLD PREECE 2
ILLINOIS
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
William Preece married Margaret Williams at Ivington, Herefordshire, 16 June 1883

PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Following their marriage, William and Margaret then travelled on board "Pavonia", arriving at New York 17 October 1883.

US Census Place :- 12 WARD CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
THOMAS R PREECE 40 BRICKLAYER ENGLAND
MARTHA PREECE 40
ENGLAND
MAGGIE PREECE 18
ENGLAND
LENA PREECE 16
ENGLAND
THOMAS PREECE 14 AT SCHOOL ENGLAND
MARTHA PREECE 10 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
HARRY PREECE 9 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
ALICE PREECE 5
ILLINOIS
FLORENCE PREECE 2
ILLINOIS
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Thomas Ratcliff Preece (aged 20) married Martha Helen Marsh (aged 20) in Stone, Kent, 28 Mar 1881. He was a bricklayer at that time, his father Thomas was a carpenter. Martha was the daughter of Jabez, a painter.

US Census Place :- 34 WARD CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ROBERT PREECE 35 CONDUCTOR STREET CAR ENGLAND
MARTHA PREECE 34
ENGLAND
ROBERT PREECE 2
ILLINOIS


US Census Place :- 34 WARD CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
MARY PREECE 70 (PATIENT) ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 11 WARD CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JOSEPH PREECE 34
ENGLAND
ELIZABETH PREECE 24
IRELAND
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Joseph married Lizzie Burke in Cook County, Illinois, 29 Jun 1899.

US Census Place :- WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEWCASTLE, DELAWARE
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JAMES T PREECE 49 CABINET MAKER ENGLAND
MATILDA PREECE 49
ENGLAND
1881 UK Census Place:- PROSPECT TERRACE, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE
Name Relat. Mar Age Occupation Place of Birth County
THOMAS PREECE HEAD M 33 CABINET MAKER BRISTOL GLS
MATILDA PREECE WIFE M 33   LUGWARDINE HEF

PASSENGER DETAILS :-
James and Matilda, both aged 35 and husband and wife at this date, travelled to New York in 1883, arriving 12 Apr.

US Census Place :- ANSONIA TOWNSHIP, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
RICHARD PREECE 30 WIRE TURNER ENGLAND
MARY PREECE 30
MASSACHUSETTS
RALPH PREECE 4
CONNECTICUT


US Census Place :- BRIDGEPORT, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
GEORGE C PREECE 38 ELECTRICIAN ENGLAND
JENNIE PREECE 35
ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 4 WARD LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JAMES PREECE 73
ENGLAND
MARY PREECE 53
KENTUCKY
MARY HADLEY 20
OHIO
WILLIAM HADLEY 15
OHIO


US Census Place :- 32 DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ARTHUR PREECE 27 UPHOLSTERER ENGLAND
ANNA PREECE 22
CALIFORNIA
MABEL PREECE 4
CALIFORNIA


US Census Place :- 2 WARD SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE, UTAH
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
HYRUM J PREECE 52 DAY LABOURER ENGLAND
ELIZABETH PREECE 49
ENGLAND
ALBERT C PREECE 19 WAITER UTAH
LILLIAN PREECE 18
UTAH
HATTIE PREECE 16
UTAH
1871 UK Census Place:- 39 LOXTON STREET, ASTON, WARWICKSHIRE
Name Relat. Mar Age Occupation Place of Birth County
HIRUM PREECE LODG S 24 STOKER HEREFORD HEF

MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Hyrum Preece married Elizabeth Cardell, possibly in July 1872, in Staffordshire.

PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Hiram travelled on the "Wisconsin" to New York, arriving 15 July 1873. He was aged 26. Also on the same ship was his brother Abel, who appears a little lower down this page.

US Census Place :- COVEVILLE PRECINCT, CACHE, UTAH
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
MARK PREECE 60 FARRIER ENGLAND
ANNIE PREECE 36
ENGLAND
ELNOR PREECE 14 AT SCHOOL UTAH
FREEMAN PREECE 11 AT SCHOOL UTAH
HARRIET PREECE 7 AT SCHOOL UTAH
GEORGE PREECE 1
UTAH
1841 UK Census Place:- LOWER HOUSE, ROWLESTONE, HEREFORDSHIRE
Name Age Occupation Born in this county?
RICHARD PREECE 34 BLACKSMITH YES
SUSANNA PREECE 34   YES
HARRIOT PREECE 8   YES
PETER PREECE 4   YES
MARK PREECE 2   YES

PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Mark (aged 11) travelled to New Orleans in 1851 on board "Ellen Maria", arriving 7 April. He was with his father Richard (44) and mother Susanna (44), and siblings Harriet (17), Peter (14), Cecelia (4) and Sarah (4 months).

MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Mark married several times - there may be four marriages, but these are known - 22 Nov 1862, Salt Lake City to Eleanor Cornish, 27 Nov 1872 again in Salt Lake City, to Emma Bloomfield, and 3 May 1885 in Logan to Octavia Eleanor Brayley. THESE DETAILS STILL REQUIRE VALIDATION, SO TREAT WITH CARE.

 


US Census Place :- 2 WARD SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE, UTAH
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ANN M PREECE 70
ENGLAND
ALBERT A PREECE 42 DAY LABOURER UTAH
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Ann M Preece was married as Ann Overend to John Heber Preece in SAlt Lake City, 10 Apr 1856.

US Census Place :- 3 WARD SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE, UTAH
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
IDA PREECE 49
UTAH
ABEL PREECE 47 R R ENGINEER ENGLAND
IDA PREECE 17 AT SCHOOL UTAH
EMERY PREECE 16 AT SCHOOL UTAH
GEORGE PREECE 12 AT SCHOOL UTAH
1871 UK Census Place:- 41 ST OWENS STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE
Name Relat. Mar Age Occupation Place of Birth County
JOHN PREECE HEAD M 57 LABOURER LEDBURY HEF
MARYANN PREECE WIFE M 55 - HARESFIELD GLS
PARLEY PREECE SON S 23   LEDBURY HEF
ABEL PREECE SON S 15 LABOURER LEDBURY HEF

PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Abel (aged 18) travelled on board "Wisconsin" with his brother Hirum (see earlier entry for him above). He arrived in New York 15 July 1873.

MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Abel Mosiah Preece married Ida Eliza Nebeker in Salt Lake City on 14 Mar 1881.

US Census Place :- DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
WILLIAM PREECE 30 BLACKSMITH ENGLAND
REBECCA PREECE 25
PENNSYLVANIA
ALMA?? PREECE 6 SCHOLAR PENNSYLVANIA
SARAH PREECE 4
PENNSYLVANIA


US Census Place :- HASTINGS BOROUGH, CAMBRIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
WILLIAM PREECE 49 COAL MINER ENGLAND
ELIZA PREECE 49
ENGLAND
ANNIE M PREECE 15
PENNSYLVANIA


US Census Place :- MONACA, BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
LOUISA E PREECE 54
ENGLAND
EMERY (HENRY?) PREECE 27 DAY LABOUR ENGLAND
SIDNEY? PREECE 25 GLASS BLOWER ENGLAND
GEORGE PREECE 24 GLASS GATHERER ENGLAND
WILLIAM PREECE 22 GLASS GATHERER ENGLAND
FANNY PREECE 20 OFFICE GIRL ENGLAND
MARY A PREECE 17 DAY LABOURER - GLASS PENNSYLVANIE
ALICE PREECE 15 AT SCHOOL PENNSYLVANIE
MARIE F PREECE 12 AT SCHOOL PENNSYLVANIE
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Elam Preece married Louisa Emma Roberts in Monmouthshire in 1870. Exact date and location not yet held.

1881 UK Census Place:- EDENWALL, WEST DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Name Relat. Mar Age Occupation Place of Birth County
ELAM PREECE HEAD M 39 STONE CUTTER WEST DEAN GLS
LOUISA PREECE WIFE M 37   COLEFORD GLS
LOUISA PREECE DAUR   9 SCHOLAR WEST DEAN GLS
HENRY PREECE SON   8 SCHOLAR WEST DEAN GLS
SIDNEY PREECE SON   6 SCHOLAR WEST DEAN GLS
GEORGE PREECE SON   5 SCHOLAR WEST DEAN GLS
WILLIAM PREECE SON   3   WEST DEAN GLS
FANNY PREECE DAUR   1   MILKWALL GLS

PASSENGER DETAILS :-

Elam (aged 38) and Louisa (35) sailed to New York on board "Bristol", arriving 2 August 1881. With them were children Louisa (9), Henry (7), Sidney J (6), Joseph* (4), Richard* (3) and Fanny (1). Elam died in 1895.

* These may be poor transcriptions of George and William, original records would need to be checked.

 


US Census Place :- 6 WARD ALLEGHENY, ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JOSEPH PREECE 55 MACHINE MOLDER ENGLAND
FANNIE? PREECE 50
ENGLAND
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
Joseph Preece (aged 26) married Fanny Wilkin (22) in Gloucester on 23 Nov 1872. He was an iron moulder, his father was William, a stone cutter. Fanny's father was Jarvis, a ropemaker.

US Census Place :- HOMESTEAD BOROUGH, ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JOHN PREECE 42 TEAMSTER ENGLAND
MARY PREECE 42
INDIANA
LAURA PREECE 18
PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN PREECE 13 TEAMSTER PENNSYLVANIA
WALTER PREECE 9M
PENNSYLVANIA
HOWARD PREECE 7
PENNSYLVANIA
HARRY PREECE 4
PENNSYLVANIA


US Census Place :- EAST TREDYFFRIN, CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ALBERT PREECE 39 DAY LABOUR ENGLAND
GRACE PREECE 39
ENGLAND
GRACE PREECE 13 AT SCHOOL PENNSYLVANIA
JANE A PREECE 7
PENNSYLVANIA
HIRAM PREECE 3
PENNSYLVANIA
MARTHA A PREECE 2
PENNSYLVANIA


US Census Place :- UPPER ROCK DISTRICT, MERCER, WEST VIRGINIA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
WILLIAM J PREECE 51 COAL MINER ENGLAND
MILNE? PREECE 50
SCOTLAND
ARTHUR PREECE 10
WEST VIRGINIA


US Census Place :- JACKSON TOWNSHIP, STARK, OHIO
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
WILLIAM PREECE 29 COAL MINER ENGLAND
SARA?? PREECE 20
OHIO
LEO PREECE 6 AT SCHOOL OHIO
WILLIAM PREECE 2
OHIO


US Census Place :- LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, STARK, OHIO
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
CHARLES GRAINGER 77
ENGLAND
SIDNEY PREECE 28 COAL MINER ENGLAND
MARY PREECE 27
GERMANY
GRACIE PREECE 7M
OHIO
ANNIE PREECE 3
OHIO


US Census Place :- 1 WARD MASSILLON, STARK, OHIO
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
SAMUEL PREECE 43 DAY LABOR WALES
CARALIN PREECE 39
OHIO
ROSA PREECE 17 SERVANT OHIO
JOSEPH PREECE 15 DAY LABOR OHIO
ANNA PREECE 13 IN SCHOOL OHIO
HERBERT PREECE 10 IN SCHOOL OHIO


US Census Place :- 15 WARD TOLEDO, LUCAS, OHIO
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JOHN PREECE 46 TEAMSTER ENGLAND
LOUISA PREECE 37
OHIO
JOHN PREECE 18 TEAMSTER ILLINOIS
ANNA PREECE 16
ILLINOIS
MINNIE PREECE 14 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
PEARL PREECE 12 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS
FREDERICK PREECE 8 AT SCHOOL ILLINOIS


US Census Place :- GALLIPOLIS TOWNSHIP, GALLIA, OHIO
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ELIZA PREECE 52 GROCER ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 9 WARD AUBURN, CAYUGA, NEW YORK
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
THOMAS H PREECE 24 PRINTER ENGLAND
LEAH AMELIA PREECE 24 TAILORESS ENGLAND
PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Thomas Henry Preece travelled to New York in 1898, arriving 29 Sep. He was aged 22, and described as "Married", although he travelled alone. Leah is stated as arriving in the US in 1897 on the census entry, but no trace of her journey has yet been found.

By 1911 the family were back in the UK :-

1911 UK Census Place:- 23 MIVART STREET, EASTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Name Relat. Mar Age Occupation Place of Birth County
THOMAS HENRY PREECE HEAD M 35 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTER BRISTOL GLS
LEAH AMELIA PREECE WIFE M 35   BRISTOL GLS
HERBERT HENRY PREECE SON   1   BRISTOL GLS
LEAH ADELAIDE PREECE DAUR   8 SCHOOL BRISTOL GLS

The census page in 1911 states they have been married 11 years, having had three childrem one of whom has died by this date.


US Census Place :- 10 WARD BROOKLYN, KINGS, NEW YORK
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
MATILDA PREECE 30
NEW YORK
GEORGE W PREECE 29
ENGLAND
MATILDA PREECE 8 SCHOOL NEW YORK
GEORGE PREECE 7 SCHOOL NEW YORK
HELLEN?? PREECE 5
NEW YORK
GERTRUDE?? PREECE 2
NEW YORK
MARRIAGE DETAILS :-
George W Preece married Mathilda Vath in Manhattan 26 Nov 1890.

US Census Place :- WILNA, JEFFERSON, NEW YORK
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
FREDERICK W PREECE 74 GARDENING ENGLAND
LUCY PREECE 70
NEW YORK


US Census Place :- WEST SPARTA, LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ALBERT PREECE 27 FARM LABOUR ENGLAND
PASSENGER DETAILS :-
Albert (aged 25) travelled on board "Majestic" to New York, arriving 8 Sep 1898.

US Census Place :- 6 WARD LINCOLN, LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
GEORGE S PREECE 38 DAY LABOR ENGLAND
MARY E PREECE 32
ENGLAND
WILLIAM PREECE 28 DAY LABORER ENGLAND
JOHN H HORTON 12 AT SCHOOL NEBRASKA
ALBERT K HORTON 10 AT SCHOOL NEBRASKA
ERNEST PREECE 7 AT SCHOOL NEBRASKA
GRACE PREECE 6M
NEBRASKA
HARRY PREECE 5 AT SCHOOL NEBRASKA
CHARLES PREECE 2
NEBRASKA


US Census Place :- 6 WARD SEATTLE, KING, WASHINGTON
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
JOHN J PREECE 33
ENGLAND
MABLE?? PREECE 26
INDIANA
MARIA PREECE 9 AT SCHOOL WASHINGTON
MYRTLE PREECE 8 AT SCHOOL WASHINGTON
ROBERT?? PREECE 6
WASHINGTON


US Census Place :- SHELBURNE, FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ROSA A PREECE 30
MASSACHUSSETTS
WILLIAM A PREECE 28 FIREMAN ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 6 WARD NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
HARRIET PREECE 30 NURSERY MAID ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 20 WARD BOSTON, SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
CHARLES PREECE 55 MASON ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 20 WARD BOSTON, SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ARTHUR W PREECE 39 PRINTER ENGLAND
JANET A PREECE 32
FRANCE
JENINE?? PREECE 12
FRANCE


US Census Place :- CAMBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ARTHUR T PREECE 38 HISTORIAN?? ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 8 WARD TAUNTON, BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
ANNA PREECE 15 AT SCHOOL ENGLAND


US Census Place :- 4 WARD NORTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
SARAH PREECE 33
PENNSYLVANIA
ALFRED PREECE 31 CARPET CLEANER ENGLAND
HENRY PREECE 6 AT SCHOOL MASSACHUSSETTS


US Census Place :- PORTSMOUTH, ROCKINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
HARRIET PREECE 29 COOK WALES