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Household of Richard G Preston (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Richard G Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard G Preston, born in 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Richard G was the head of the household, married to Mary A Preston, born in 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harold P (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard G's Servant, Margaret Furnell, born in 1852 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.


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Richard G Preston's household

Male

Richard G

Preston

Head
Female

Mary A

Preston

Wife
Male

Harold P

Preston

Son
Female

Edith

Preston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Furnell

Servant
First name(s) Richard G
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard G

Preston

Head

Married

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Preston

Wife

Married

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harold P

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edith

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Furnell

Servant

-

29

1852

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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