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Household of Edwin Best (born 1838, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

Edwin Best and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Best, born in 1838 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Best, born in 1837 in Thetford, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Eleanor (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edwin Wm (born 1863 in Horringer, Suffolk, England), George (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Bertie Charles (born 1880 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).


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Edwin Best's household

Male

Edwin

Best

Head
Female

Hannah

Best

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Best

Daughter
Male

Edwin Wm

Best

Son
Male

George

Best

Son
Male

Frederick

Best

Son
Male

Bertie Charles

Best

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Best

Head

Married

43

1838

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Hannah

Best

Wife

Married

44

1837

Thetford, Norfolk, England

Eleanor

Best

Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edwin Wm

Best

Son

Single

18

1863

Horringer, Suffolk, England

George

Best

Son

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Best

Son

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Bertie Charles

Best

Son

Single

1

1880

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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