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Household of William Preston (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding),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 1841 in Warwick, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to William Neury Preston, born in 1872 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William Neury (born 1872 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), John Robert (born 1873 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), James Oswald (born 1875 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Annie Margaret (born 1878 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England) and Richard Petty (born 1879 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Male

William Neury

Preston

Son
Male

John Robert

Preston

Son
Male

James Oswald

Preston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter
Female

Annie Margaret

Preston

Daughter
Male

Richard Petty

Preston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Warwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

40

1841

Warwick, Lancashire, England

William Neury

Preston

Son

Single

9

1872

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

John Robert

Preston

Son

Single

8

1873

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

James Oswald

Preston

Son

Single

6

1875

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Annie Margaret

Preston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Richard Petty

Preston

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

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