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Household of Alfred Best (born 1821, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alfred Best and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Best, born in 1821 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Selina Best, born in 1831 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1855 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1864 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Alfred Best's household

Male

Alfred

Best

Head
Female

Selina

Best

Wife
Male

Alfred

Best

Son
Male

Albert

Best

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Best

Head

Married

60

1821

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Selina

Best

Wife

Married

50

1831

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Best

Son

Single

26

1855

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Albert

Best

Son

Single

17

1864

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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