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Household of William Preston (born 1846, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1846 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Preston, born in 1847 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1875 in Hampen, Gloucestershire, England), Ernest (born 1879 in Gloucestershire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Oxfordshire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Sarah

Preston

Wife
Male

Richard

Preston

Son
Male

Ernest

Preston

Son
Male

Charles

Preston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

35

1846

Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Preston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gloucestershire, England

Richard

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Hampen, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Preston

Son

Single

1

1880

Oxfordshire, England

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