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Household of Joseph Preston (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Preston, born in 1849 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah M (born 1874 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Melisa (born 1876 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1878 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Emma Kenworthy, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Preston's household

Male

Joseph

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Female

Hannah M

Preston

Daughter
Female

Melisa

Preston

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Preston

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Preston

Son
Female

Emma

Kenworthy

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Preston

Head

Married

32

1849

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Melisa

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Kenworthy

Visitor

Single

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

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