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Household of Edward Best (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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.

Edward Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Best, born in 1837 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary E Best, born in 1841 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) and Edward's Lodger Head, James (born 1845 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Edward Best's household

Male

Edward

Best

Head
Female

Mary E

Best

Wife
Female

Louisa

Badrick

Servant
Male

James

Mc Quiban

Lodger Head
Female

Eliza

Mc Quiban

Wife
First name(s) Edward
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Edward

Best

Head

Married

44

1837

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary E

Best

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Louisa

Badrick

Servant

Single

17

1864

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

James

Mc Quiban

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Eliza

Mc Quiban

Wife

Married

29

1852

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

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