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Household of John Preston (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Preston, born in 1820 in Pilling, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Preston, born in 1831 in Marton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Preston's household

Male

John

Preston

Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

James

Preston

Son
Male

Henry

Preston

Son
Male

Joseph

Preston

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Pilling, 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

61

1820

Pilling, Lancashire, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

50

1831

Marton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Preston

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Preston

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Preston

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

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