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PESTON

Peston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Essex

3

0.0005

26.0191

Lancashire

2

0.0001

2.8848

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

27.0270

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Romford

Essex

3

0.0329

1666.6667

West Derby

Lancashire

2

0.0020

98.5222

Great Shelford

Cambridgeshire

1

0.1029

5000.0000

Top male forenames

George Peston
John Peston

Top female forenames

Alice Peston
Eliza Peston
Mary Peston
Sophia Peston

Top occupations

Plasterer
Governess (T)
Retired Butchers Daur
Retired Butchers Wife
Scholar