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Household of Robert Preston (born 1836, 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.

Robert Preston and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Preston, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1845 in Ash Magna, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie Ravenshaw (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret Jannette (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Mary (born 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Visitor, Charles Henry (born 1850 in Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Mary Elizabeth (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Visitor, Vera Erskine (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Ash Magna, Shropshire, England), Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Flintshire, Wales), Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Shropshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Mary Hannah (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Preston's household

Male

Robert

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Female

Annie Ravenshaw

Preston

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jannette

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary

Preston

Sister
Male

Charles Henry

Hughes

Visitor
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Hughes

Visitor
Female

Vera Erskine

Hughes

Visitor
Female

Ann

Ward

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sadler

Servant
Female

Jane

Leedham

Servant
Female

Mary Hannah

Ransom

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Preston

Head

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ash Magna, Shropshire, England

Annie Ravenshaw

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Jannette

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Sister

Single

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles Henry

Hughes

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Hughes

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Vera Erskine

Hughes

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ward

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ash Magna, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Sadler

Servant

Single

24

1857

Flintshire, Wales

Jane

Leedham

Servant

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

Mary Hannah

Ransom

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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