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Household of Robert Preston (born 1834, 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.

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 1834 in Coppull, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Nancy Preston, born in 1851 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Worthington, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Preston's household

Male

Robert

Preston

Head
Female

Nancy

Preston

Wife
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Male

Richard

Preston

Son
Female

Mary

Preston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Coppull, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Preston

Head

Married

47

1834

Coppull, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Preston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Standish, Lancashire, England

Richard

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Worthington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Standish, Lancashire, England

Robert

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Preston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Standish, Lancashire, England

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