Brief Life History of William
When William Preston was born in January 1853, in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Preston, was 22 and his mother, Caroline Baker, was 21. He married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Cope about April 1873, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1910, at the age of 57.
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- William Preston, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- William Preston, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- William Preston, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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