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Household of Benjamin Best (born 1843, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.
Benjamin Best and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Best, born in 1843 in Wortley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Harriet Best, born in 1845 in Upperthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Annis (born 1865 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1869 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Sevilla (born 1873 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Rosanna (born 1875 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Robert Davies, born in 1856 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England.
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Benjamin Best's household
Benjamin
Best
Head
Harriet
Best
Wife
Annis
Best
Daughter
Mary
Best
Daughter
Lilly
Best
Daughter
Sevilla
Best
Daughter
Rosanna
Best
Daughter
Charles
Best
Son
George
Best
Son
Robert
Davies
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Wortley, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Best | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wortley, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Best | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Upperthorpe, Yorkshire, England | |
Annis | Best | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Best | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England | |
Lilly | Best | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Sevilla | Best | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Rosanna | Best | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles | Best | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Swinton, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Best | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England | |
Robert | Davies | Boarder | Single | 25 | 1856 | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England |
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