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Household of Alfred Best (born 1855, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poole, Dorset, 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 1855 in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Ellen Best, born in 1854 in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Wilfred (born 1879 in Kinson, Dorset, England) and George A (born 1881 in Kinson, Dorset, England).


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Alfred Best's household

Male

Alfred

Best

Head
Female

Ellen

Best

Wife
Male

Wilfred

Best

Son
Male

George A

Best

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Best

Head

Married

26

1855

Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England

Ellen

Best

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England

Wilfred

Best

Son

Single

2

1879

Kinson, Dorset, England

George A

Best

Son

Single

0

1881

Kinson, Dorset, England

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