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Household of Alf Preston (born 1828, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alf Preston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alf Preston, born in 1828 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Alf was the head of the household, married to Harriet L Preston, born in 1830 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ernest S (born 1859 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Harry W (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Lionel L (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1867 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Leonard R (born 1871 in Redhill, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alf's Servant, H Mcintosh (born 1856 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Alf's Servant, E C (born 1859 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Alf's Servant, Minnie (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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Alf Preston's household

Male

Alf

Preston

Head
Female

Harriet L

Preston

Wife
Male

Ernest S

Preston

Son
Male

Harry W

Preston

Son
Male

Lionel L

Preston

Son
Female

Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

Leonard R

Preston

Son
Female

H Mcintosh

Tallowfield

Servant
Female

E C

Dillingham

Servant
Female

Minnie

Rabnott

Servant
First name(s) Alf
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alf

Preston

Head

Married

53

1828

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Harriet L

Preston

Wife

Married

51

1830

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ernest S

Preston

Son

Single

22

1859

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Harry W

Preston

Son

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Lionel L

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Leonard R

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

Redhill, Surrey, England

H Mcintosh

Tallowfield

Servant

Single

25

1856

Paddington, Middlesex, England

E C

Dillingham

Servant

Single

22

1859

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Rabnott

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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