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Household of Thomas Preston (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Preston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Preston, born in 1823 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Preston, born in 1825 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1856 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1858 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James T, born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, John T Bolton, born in 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Preston's household

Male

Thomas

Preston

Head
Female

Margaret

Preston

Wife
Male

Thomas

Preston

Son
Female

Margaret

Bolton

Daughter
Male

John T

Bolton

Son In Law
Male

James T

Bolton

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Preston

Head

Married

58

1823

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Preston

Wife

Married

56

1825

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Preston

Son

Single

25

1856

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bolton

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

John T

Bolton

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James T

Bolton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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