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Household of Cornelius Best (born 1837, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

Cornelius Best and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Best, born in 1837 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 4 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Mary A Best, born in 1836 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 1 child; Kate Rosella, born 1863 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Cornelius's Lodger, Charley W Champin, born in 1857 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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Cornelius Best's household

Male

Cornelius

Best

Head
Female

Mary A

Best

Wife
Female

Kate Rosella

Best

Daughter
Male

Charley W

Champin

Lodger
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Cornelius

Best

Head

Married

44

1837

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary A

Best

Wife

Married

45

1836

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Kate Rosella

Best

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Charley W

Champin

Lodger

Single

24

1857

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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