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Household of William Preston (born 1841, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Preston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1841 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Preston, born in 1847 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1867 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Alice M (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Arthur S (born 1873 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Frank E (born 1875 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Elizabeth S (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Rosina M (born 1880 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah A

Preston

Wife
Male

William H

Preston

Son
Female

Alice M

Preston

Daughter
Male

Arthur S

Preston

Son
Male

Frank E

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Preston

Daughter
Female

Rosina M

Preston

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

40

1841

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sarah A

Preston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William H

Preston

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Alice M

Preston

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Arthur S

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Frank E

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth S

Preston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Rosina M

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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