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Household of Peter Preston (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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.

Peter Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Preston, born in 1846 in Elswick, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Preston, born in 1853 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1875 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Naomi (born 1880 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Nurse, Mary Atkinson, born in 1859 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Preston's household

Male

Peter

Preston

Head
Female

Ellen

Preston

Wife
Female

Mary E

Preston

Daughter
Male

George

Preston

Son
Female

Naomi

Preston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Nurse
First name(s) Peter
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Elswick, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Preston

Head

Married

35

1846

Elswick, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Preston

Wife

Married

28

1853

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Preston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

George

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Naomi

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atkinson

Nurse

Single

22

1859

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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