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Household of Robert Preston (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Preston, born in 1819 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1826 in Whiston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1851 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Phoebe (born 1853 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1859 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Job (born 1869 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Nephew, George Davies, born in 1875 in Whiston, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Preston's household

Male

Robert

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Phoebe

Preston

Daughter
Female

Alice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

Job

Preston

Son
Male

George

Davies

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Preston

Head

Married

62

1819

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

55

1826

Whiston, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

30

1851

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Preston

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Preston

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Job

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Whiston, Lancashire, England

George

Davies

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Whiston, Lancashire, England

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