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Household of Walter Preston (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Walter Preston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Preston, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Preston, born in 1851 in Otley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph Jennings (born 1879 in Otley, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Otley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Nurse, Jane Firth, born in 1870 in New Wortley, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Preston's household

Male

Walter

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

Joseph Jennings

Preston

Son
Male

James

Preston

Son
Female

Jane

Firth

Nurse
First name(s) Walter
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Preston

Head

Married

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph Jennings

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Otley, Yorkshire, England

James

Preston

Son

Single

0

1881

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Firth

Nurse

Single

11

1870

New Wortley, Yorkshire, England

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