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Household of William Preston (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Preston, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Hugh Mc Haught, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Isabella

Preston

Wife
Male

John

Preston

Son
Male

Hugh

Preston

Son
Female

Isabella

Preston

Daughter
Male

William

Preston

Son
Male

Hugh

Mc Haught

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Preston

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Preston

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Preston

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Preston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Preston

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Mc Haught

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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