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Household of Abraham Preston (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1819 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ann Preston, born in 1825 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1860 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1850 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Servant, Joannah Peel, born in 1859 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Preston's household

Male

Abraham

Preston

Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

Jane

Lacy

Daughter
Female

Joannah

Peel

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Preston

Head

Married

62

1819

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

56

1825

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

21

1860

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Lacy

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Joannah

Peel

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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