Born c1809, probably the father of Samuel Preston (Ao).
| 1823 | 16 Apr. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 years (Ao). |
| 1830 | Avon Street, Great Gardens, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Avon Street, Great Gardens, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Avon Street, Great Gardens, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1834 | 30 Mar. Bedminster (PPR). |
| 1835 | 18 Oct. Cathay (PPR). |
| 1857 | 7 Jun. Noted as a potter when his daughter Lydia (19) of Montague Hill married Cornelius Hopgood (JaPR). |
| Children: Wife Mary Ann Samuel Benjamin, bapt 30 Mar 1834 (PPR), Sarah Ann, bapt 18 Oct 1835 (PPR), Lydia, born c1838 (JaPR marriage) |