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Household of Henry Preston (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Henry Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Preston, born in 1838 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Preston, born in 1836 in Chipping, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1864 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Chipping, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Chipping, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1872 in Chipping, Lancashire, England) and Martha Alice (born 1876 in Chipping, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Mary Ann Blezard, born in 1865 in Chipping, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Preston's household

Male

Henry

Preston

Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

Robert

Preston

Son
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

Hannah

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Preston

Daughter
Female

Martha Alice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Blezard

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Preston

Head

Married

43

1838

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Robert

Preston

Son

Single

17

1864

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Preston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Blezard

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chipping, Lancashire, England

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