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Thomas Herbert Preston 1824 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Rusholme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 October 1884

Death Location: Styx, Christchurch, Canterbury, Nouvelle-Zélande

Father: William Preston

Mother: Nancy Charnley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Preston

Children(s): William Preston

According to available records, Thomas Herbert Preston was born in 1824 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Preston and Nancy Charnley. Following those early years, Thomas Herbert Preston married Elizabeth Preston, and their family grew to include William Radcliffe Preston. In the later years of life, Thomas Herbert Preston died in 1884 in Styx, Christchurch, Canterbury, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Parents

William Preston
1796 – 1845
Birth Location: Kirkland, Lancashire, England
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Nancy Charnley
1795 – 1856
Birth Location: Catterall, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Preston
1825 – 1904
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Preston
1856 – 1914
Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: Rusholme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Class: HO107; Piece: 2221; Page: 27

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Hulme, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2221; Page: 27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 October 1884
    Event Place: Styx, Christchurch, Canterbury, Nouvelle-Zélande
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Papanui, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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