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Household of James Preston (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

James Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Preston, born in 1832 in Eastham, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Preston, born in 1833 in Sutton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).


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James Preston's household

Male

James

Preston

Head
Female

Hannah

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Charles

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Eastham, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Preston

Head

Married

49

1832

Eastham, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Preston

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sutton, Cheshire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

20

1861

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Preston

Son

Single

17

1864

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornton, Cheshire, England

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