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 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Preston, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Relative, Charles Watterson, born in 1863 in Manchester, 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

Jane

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Ann

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Preston

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Preston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Preston

Son
Female

Edith

Preston

Daughter
Male

Charles

Watterson

Relative
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Preston

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Preston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Preston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Preston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Preston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Watterson

Relative

Single

18

1863

Manchester, 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 Barton upon Irwell 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 420 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