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Household of Robert Wheeler Preston (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Wheeler Preston and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wheeler Preston, born in 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Robert Wheeler was the head of the household, married to Margaret Baxter Preston, born in 1837 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; Fanny Gertrude (born 1864 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Maggie Rosalie (born 1867 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Harry Chippindale (born 1869 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Ernest Bertram (born 1871 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Edith Mary (born 1873 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Ethel Beatrice (born 1874 in Huyton, Lancashire, England) and Amy Lucy (born 1876 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Wheeler's Servant, Belinda Boyd (born 1861 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Robert Wheeler's Servant, Martha (born 1860 in Denbighshire, Wales), Robert Wheeler's Servant, Minnie (born 1865 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England) and Robert Wheeler's Servant, Margaret (born 1831 in Castletown, Isle of Man, Isle of Man).


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Robert Wheeler Preston's household

Male

Robert Wheeler

Preston

Head
Female

Margaret Baxter

Preston

Wife
Female

Fanny Gertrude

Preston

Daughter
Female

Maggie Rosalie

Preston

Daughter
Male

Harry Chippindale

Preston

Son
Male

Ernest Bertram

Preston

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Preston

Daughter
Female

Ethel Beatrice

Preston

Daughter
Female

Amy Lucy

Preston

Daughter
Female

Belinda Boyd

Moun?

Servant
Female

Martha

Roberts

Servant
Female

Minnie

Williams

Servant
Female

Margaret

Brinon

Servant
First name(s) Robert Wheeler
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
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 Wheeler

Preston

Head

Married

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Baxter

Preston

Wife

Married

44

1837

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny Gertrude

Preston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Maggie Rosalie

Preston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Harry Chippindale

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Ernest Bertram

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Edith Mary

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Ethel Beatrice

Preston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Amy Lucy

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Belinda Boyd

Moun?

Servant

Single

20

1861

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Martha

Roberts

Servant

Single

21

1860

Denbighshire, Wales

Minnie

Williams

Servant

Single

16

1865

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Brinon

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Castletown, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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