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Household of Joseph P Preston (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Joseph P Preston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph P Preston, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph P was the head of the household, married to Mary M Preston, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry Robt (born 1866 in United States), Frederick (born 1868 in United States), Arthur J (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1871 in United States) and Charles S (born 1873 in United States).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph P's Servant, Annie A (born 1855 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Joseph P's Servant, Agnes (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph P Preston's household

Male

Joseph P

Preston

Head
Female

Mary M

Preston

Wife
Male

Henry Robt

Preston

Son
Male

Frederick

Preston

Son
Male

Arthur J

Preston

Son
Female

Margaret E

Preston

Daughter
Male

Charles S

Preston

Son
Female

Annie A

Cockburn

Servant
Female

Agnes

Wiley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph P
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph P

Preston

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Preston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Henry Robt

Preston

Son

Single

15

1866

United States

Frederick

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

United States

Arthur J

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Preston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

United States

Charles S

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

Annie A

Cockburn

Servant

-

26

1855

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Agnes

Wiley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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