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Household of Edward Best (born 1844, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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.
Edward Best and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Best, born in 1844 in Northfleet, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Best, born in 1843 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Albert W (born 1872 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Ebenezer (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Albert (born 1852 in Bromley, Essex, England) and Edward's Lodger, John (born 1809 in Addington, Kent, England).
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Edward Best's household
Edward
Best
Head
Emma
Best
Wife
Albert W
Best
Son
Ebenezer
Best
Son
Frederick
Best
Son
Florence
Best
Daughter
Albert
Marvin
Boarder
John
Luxford
Lodger
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Northfleet, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Best | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Northfleet, Kent, England | |
Emma | Best | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England | |
Albert W | Best | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Gravesend, Kent, England | |
Ebenezer | Best | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gravesend, Kent, England | |
Frederick | Best | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gravesend, Kent, England | |
Florence | Best | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Gravesend, Kent, England | |
Albert | Marvin | Boarder | Single | 29 | 1852 | Bromley, Essex, England | |
John | Luxford | Lodger | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Addington, Kent, England |
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