Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Preston (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Preston, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Preston, born in 1834 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Priscilla M (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Preston's household

Male

Thomas

Preston

Head
Female

Margaret

Preston

Wife
Female

Jane

Preston

Daughter
Female

Priscilla M

Preston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Male

David

Preston

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Preston

Head

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Jane

Preston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Priscilla M

Preston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

David

Preston

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Preston in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Preston family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Preston

We’ve found Thomas Preston in 194 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Preston's household and view the Preston family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census