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Household of Alfred M Best (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 M Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred M Best, born in 1831 in Crockenhill, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Alfred M was the head of the household, married to Sophia M Best, born in 1834 in Dartford, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M (born 1868 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England), John (born 1872 in Kent, England) and Emma E (born 1873 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred M's Boarder, Eliza Cooper, born in 1834 in Kent, England.


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Alfred M Best's household

Male

Alfred M

Best

Head
Female

Sophia M

Best

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Best

Daughter
Male

John

Best

Son
Female

Emma E

Best

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred M
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Crockenhill, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred M

Best

Head

Married

50

1831

Crockenhill, Kent, England

Sophia M

Best

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dartford, Kent, England

Elizabeth M

Best

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

John

Best

Son

Single

9

1872

Kent, England

Emma E

Best

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kent, England

Eliza

Cooper

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Kent, England

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