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Household of Abraham Preston (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Abraham Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Preston, born in 1813 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1819 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Step Son, William (born 1859 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Step Son, James (born 1861 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Preston's household

Male

Abraham

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Makinson

Step Son
Male

James

Makinson

Step Son
Female

Alice

Young

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Preston

Head

Married

68

1813

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

62

1819

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

William

Makinson

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

James

Makinson

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Alice

Young

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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