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Household of Giles Preston (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Giles Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Giles Preston, born in 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Giles was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Giles's Boarder, Richard Jeffries, born in 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Giles Preston's household

Male

Giles

Preston

Head
Female

Ellen

Preston

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Preston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Preston

Son
Male

Richard

Jeffries

Boarder
First name(s) Giles
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Giles

Preston

Head

Widower

57

1824

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Preston

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Preston

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Jeffries

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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