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Household of Robert Preston (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Preston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Preston, born in 1843 in Thornton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Preston, born in 1844 in Thornton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1866 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), William (born 1869 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Preston's household

Male

Robert

Preston

Head
Female

Martha

Preston

Wife
Female

Harriet

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Robert

Preston

Son
Male

Edward

Preston

Son
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Thornton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Preston

Head

Married

38

1843

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Martha

Preston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Preston

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Thornton, Cheshire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Robert

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Edward

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

3

1878

Thornton, Cheshire, England

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