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Household of Robert Wm Preston (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Wm Preston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wm Preston, born in 1826 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert Wm was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Preston, born in 1845 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Adelaide (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Wm's Father In Law, James (born 1805 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Robert Wm's Nephew, Robert James (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Robert Wm Preston's household

Male

Robert Wm

Preston

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Son
Female

Adelaide

Preston

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Father In Law
Male

Robert James

Bell

Nephew
First name(s) Robert Wm
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Wm

Preston

Head

Married

55

1826

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Adelaide

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

James

Bell

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert James

Bell

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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