At the time of the 1881 England Census Jessie E. Preston, age 15, born in Bassingbourne Cambridge, was with her parents in Chancery Lane, Beckenham Kent.
At the time of the 1891 England Census Jessie E. Preston, age 25, born in Bassenbourne Cambridge, was working as a domestic servant in Rutland House, Southend Road, Beckenham Kent.
At the time of the 1901 England Census Jessie Preston, age 35, born in Bassingbourne Camb, was working as a house maid in Southend Road, Beckenham Kent.
At the time of the 1911 England Census Jessie Elizabeth Preston, age 45, born in Bassenbourne Cambridge, single, was working a servant for widow Mary Ann Gripper at 19 Bramley Hill, Croydon Surrey.