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Household of William Preston (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Richmond, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Preston, born in 1850 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Preston, born in 1858 in Bainbridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1880 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Maggie (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), William's Visitor, Anthony (born 1826 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Preston's household

Male

William

Preston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife
Female

Jane

Preston

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Mudd

Servant
Male

Anthony

Thwaite

Visitor
Male

George

Halliday

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Preston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Preston

Head

Married

31

1850

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Preston

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bainbridge, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Preston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Mudd

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Anthony

Thwaite

Visitor

-

55

1826

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

George

Halliday

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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