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Household of Alfred E Preston (born 1854, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Alfred E Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred E Preston, born in 1854 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred E was the head of the household, married to Fanny B Preston, born in 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Elsie F W (born 1880 in Camborne, Cornwall, England) and Frank M (born 1881 in Madron, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred E's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alfred E's Servant, Henrietta (born 1859 in Brent, Devon, England), Alfred E's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Alfred E's Servant, John (born 1864 in Germoe, Cornwall, England).


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Alfred E Preston's household

Male

Alfred E

Preston

Head
Female

Fanny B

Preston

Wife
Female

Elsie F W

Preston

Daughter
Male

Frank M

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Warwick

Sister In Law
Female

Henrietta

Edmonds

Servant
Female

Mary

Lemin

Servant
Male

John

Pryor

Servant
First name(s) Alfred E
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred E

Preston

Head

Married

27

1854

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Fanny B

Preston

Wife

Married

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elsie F W

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Frank M

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Madron, Cornwall, England

Mary

Warwick

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henrietta

Edmonds

Servant

Single

22

1859

Brent, Devon, England

Mary

Lemin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Pryor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Germoe, Cornwall, England

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