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Household of Daniel Best (born 1831, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

Daniel Best and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel Best, born in 1831 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Best, born in 1832 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1859 in Durham, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Scotland), Emma (born 1865 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1867 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Daniel's Servant, Edna Tyable, born in 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Daniel Best's household

Male

Daniel

Best

Head
Female

Margaret

Best

Wife
Female

Mary

Best

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Best

Daughter
Female

Emma

Best

Daughter
Male

Robert

Best

Son
Female

Alice

Best

Daughter
Female

Edna

Tyable

Servant
First name(s) Daniel
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

Best

Head

Married

50

1831

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Best

Wife

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Mary

Best

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Best

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Emma

Best

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Robert

Best

Son

Single

15

1866

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Best

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Edna

Tyable

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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