Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Preston (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Preston, born in 1846 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1872 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1874 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Alice Mason, born in 1804 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Rebecca

Preston

Wife
Male

John

Preston

Son
Female

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Alice

Mason

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Preston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Preston

Son

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mason

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Preston in Bolton in 1881, and follow the Preston family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Preston

We’ve found John Preston in 456 family trees. Find out more about John Preston's household and view the Preston family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census