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Household of John Preston (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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.

John Preston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1847 in Hornsey, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1845 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Walter (born 1871 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Rose (born 1873 in Gravesend, Kent, England), William (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Edward (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

Walter

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Rose

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Edward

Preston

Son
Female

Edith

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

34

1847

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Gravesend, Kent, England

Walter

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rose

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gravesend, Kent, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edward

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edith

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gravesend, Kent, England

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