Preece Family History and One Name Study

The website dedicated to the research of Preece individuals and families worldwide

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My name is Ian Preece and this site is part of my study of the Preece surname. If you have a Preece relative, you may well find they are in my database of records  - these have been gathered since 1987, when I joined the Guild of One Name Studies. I have many thousands of entries in my files, only some of which are actually available on the site.

If you need some help in locating a missing Preece, do ask as there is a good chance I will be able to help or even put you in touch with someone else from the same 'line'. Equally, if you have Preece entries in your family I would love to hear about them, either a family tree, copies of certificates or just family tales.

The various sections of the site are accessible through the menu above or by following the links in the descriptions below.

I hope you find the site helpful.
Latest Updates
29 Oct 2023
 A new section, with a single link for now relating to the life and family of Sir William Henry Preece, Victorian electrical engineer. The section will be expanded in time to include further Preece's.

Click here for full details on this and previous updates to the site and my records

Births Marriages and Deaths
All the entries from the GRO Birth, Marriage and Death indexes up to 1920 are available on here, together with matching parish register or census details wherever identified.
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Census Records
Find entries for your family when they lived away from their birthplace, and link UK and US census records to their journey across the Atlantic.
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Occupations
Occupation details for your family, from accountants to wheelwrights. Entries across England and Wales, and a wide range of years.
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Passenger Records
A growing section covering passengers traveling to both North America and Australasia, together with other destinations as they become available.

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Military Records
New section for 2021, beginning with Air Force members, will be expanded to cover Army, Navy and others in time.


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Further online records

Wills and Administrations
Entries from across the country

 Owners of Land Return 1873
Were your ancestors property owners?
Unmatched Register entries
Can you help me?		 Roll of Honour
To those fallen in conflicts



Spelling Variations

Not all of the entries I hold are for the 'Preece' spelling - there are lots of Prees families in Wales for example. The following variations of the name PREECE are presently included within the database:-

PREECE PREACE PRIESS PRIECE PRECE PREES PREESE PREEZE PRIES PREEC PREICE PREACE PRESE PRES PREASE PREAS PREEZ PRIESE


Guides and Links

Background to the Database
What is in it, and why is it not all on here for me to see?

 Locations searched and found
Where have Preece records been found?
Popular Counties for Preece families
Some analysis of the numbers of Preece people across a number of years, old and new.		 Get more help
Links to help you move on in your research, many of them not specifically Preece-related

Future plans

I have lots of records in my files which could be placed on line - the age of them can affect this, with a need to remember privacy issues. There are also plenty of sources to gather Preece entries from, and this continues to expand.

I have plans for a new section on occupations, incorporating the existing Trade Directory pages already available. I have started this with a section on mining, others will follow.

New Military section now started - much more to follow on this