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Household of Thomas Preston (born 1838, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Preston, born in 1838 in Northill, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Preston, born in 1842 in Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Henry L (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Frederick G (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Percy S (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Ellen F L (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Lilly E (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Preston's household

Male

Thomas

Preston

Head
Female

Ellen

Preston

Wife
Male

Henry L

Preston

Son
Male

Frederick G

Preston

Son
Male

Percy S

Preston

Son
Male

Albert E

Preston

Son
Female

Ellen F L

Preston

Daughter
Female

Lilly E

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Northill, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Preston

Head

Married

43

1838

Northill, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen

Preston

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dorset, England

Henry L

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Frederick G

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Percy S

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Preston

Son

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen F L

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Lilly E

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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