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Household of Caleb Best (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

Caleb Best and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Caleb Best, born in 1827 in Crockenhill, Kent, consisted of 14 members. Caleb was the head of the household, married to Jane A Best, born in 1833 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Robert W (born 1858 in Orpington, Kent, England), Emily A (born 1860 in Orpington, Kent, England), Frank N (born 1862 in Orpington, Kent, England), Arthur S (born 1864 in Orpington, Kent, England), Ethel A (born 1868 in Orpington, Kent, England), Walter S (born 1870 in Orpington, Kent, England), Gertrude E (born 1873 in Orpington, Kent, England) and Frederick B (born 1874 in Orpington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Caleb's Servant, John (born 1865 in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England), Caleb's Servant, Kate A (born 1860 in Lytchett Matrave, Dorset, England), Caleb's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England) and Caleb's Servant, Hannah (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Caleb Best's household

Male

Caleb

Best

Head
Female

Jane A

Best

Wife
Male

Robert W

Best

Son
Female

Emily A

Best

Daughter
Male

Frank N

Best

Son
Male

Arthur S

Best

Son
Female

Ethel A

Best

Daughter
Male

Walter S

Best

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Best

Daughter
Male

Frederick B

Best

Son
Male

John

Dennis

Servant
Female

Kate A

Browne

Servant
Female

Alice

Minter

Servant
Female

Hannah

Wiseman

Servant
First name(s) Caleb
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Crockenhill, Kent, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Caleb

Best

Head

Married

54

1827

Crockenhill, Kent, England

Jane A

Best

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

Robert W

Best

Son

Single

23

1858

Orpington, Kent, England

Emily A

Best

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Orpington, Kent, England

Frank N

Best

Son

Single

19

1862

Orpington, Kent, England

Arthur S

Best

Son

Single

17

1864

Orpington, Kent, England

Ethel A

Best

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Orpington, Kent, England

Walter S

Best

Son

Single

11

1870

Orpington, Kent, England

Gertrude E

Best

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Orpington, Kent, England

Frederick B

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Orpington, Kent, England

John

Dennis

Servant

Single

16

1865

Week St Mary, Cornwall, England

Kate A

Browne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lytchett Matrave, Dorset, England

Alice

Minter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Hannah

Wiseman

Servant

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

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