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Household of Cornelius Best (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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.

Cornelius Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Best, born in 1854 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Hannah Best, born in 1854 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1879 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).


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Cornelius Best's household

Male

Cornelius

Best

Head
Female

Hannah

Best

Wife
Female

Alice

Best

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Best

Son
Male

Charles

Best

Son
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Cornelius

Best

Head

Married

27

1854

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Best

Wife

Married

27

1854

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Best

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Best

Son

Single

2

1879

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Best

Son

Single

0

1881

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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