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Household of William J Preston (born 1836, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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.

William J Preston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Preston, born in 1836 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Preston, born in 1831 in Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; George J (born 1861 in Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England) and Martha A (born 1864 in Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Bertha K, born 1878 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Nephew, Fred W Brown, born in 1867 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England.


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William J Preston's household

Male

William J

Preston

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Preston

Wife
Male

George J

Preston

Son
Female

Martha A

Preston

Daughter
Female

Bertha K

Preston

Grand Daughter
Male

Fred W

Brown

Nephew
First name(s) William J
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Preston

Head

Married

45

1836

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Mary Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

50

1831

Staffordshire, England

George J

Preston

Son

Single

20

1861

Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England

Martha A

Preston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England

Bertha K

Preston

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Fred W

Brown

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

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