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Household of Arthur Preston (born 1855, 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.

Arthur Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Preston, born in 1855 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Preston, born in 1856 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George R (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Henrietta (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Servant, Mary E Fitzparris, born in 1865 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.


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Arthur Preston's household

Male

Arthur

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah J

Preston

Wife
Male

George R

Preston

Son
Female

Edith

Preston

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Preston

Son
Female

Henrietta

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Fitzparris

Servant
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Preston

Head

Married

26

1855

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Preston

Wife

Married

25

1856

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

George R

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Fitzparris

Servant

Single

16

1865

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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