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Household of Charles Best (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, 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.

Charles Best and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Best, born in 1842 in Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Ann Best, born in 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith L (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Ethel S (born 1874 in Middlesex, England) and Geoffrey C (born 1876 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Visitor, Arthur G (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Charles's Visitor, May (born 1879 in Middlesex, England), Charles's Servant, Jessie (born 1847 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Annie (born 1854 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Charles's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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Charles Best's household

Male

Charles

Best

Head
Female

Ann

Best

Wife
Female

Edith L

Best

Daughter
Female

Ethel S

Best

Daughter
Male

Geoffrey C

Best

Son
Male

Arthur G

Honghton

Visitor
Female

May

Hunter

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Fisher

Servant
Female

Annie

Thomas

Servant
Female

Sarah

Baker

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Best

Head

Married

39

1842

Middlesex, England

Ann

Best

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith L

Best

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Ethel S

Best

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Geoffrey C

Best

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Arthur G

Honghton

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

May

Hunter

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Jessie

Fisher

Servant

Single

34

1847

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomas

Servant

Single

27

1854

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Baker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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