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Household of John Preston (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

John Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1858 in Wavertree, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Preston, born in 1856 in Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah Alice, born 1881 in Hapton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister Boarder, Isabella (born 1850 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Head, Arthur (born 1858 in Stamford, Northamptonshire, England), John's Lodgers Wife, Annie (born 1860 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England), John's Lodgers Son, Robert Jas (born 1877 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Lodgers Son, Willie (born 1881 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Martha

Preston

Wife
Female

Sarah Alice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Preston

Sister Boarder
Male

Arthur

Brett

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Brett

Lodgers Wife
Male

Robert Jas

Brett

Lodgers Son
Male

Willie

Brett

Lodgers Son
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Wavertree, 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

23

1858

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Martha

Preston

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hampshire, England

Sarah Alice

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Preston

Sister Boarder

-

31

1850

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Brett

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Stamford, Northamptonshire, England

Annie

Brett

Lodgers Wife

Married

21

1860

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Robert Jas

Brett

Lodgers Son

Single

4

1877

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Willie

Brett

Lodgers Son

Single

0

1881

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

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