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Household of George Best (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, 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.

George Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Best, born in 1847 in Red Hill, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1845 in Red Hill, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1876 in Red Hill, Surrey, England) and William (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in Shalford, Surrey, England) and George's Lodger, Sidney (born 1856 in Shalford, Surrey, England).


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George Best's household

Male

George

Best

Head
Female

Mary

Best

Wife
Female

Alice

Best

Daughter
Male

William

Best

Son
Male

Henry

Holmes

Lodger
Male

Sidney

Blythman

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Red Hill, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Best

Head

Married

34

1847

Red Hill, Surrey, England

Mary

Best

Wife

Married

36

1845

Red Hill, Surrey, England

Alice

Best

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Red Hill, Surrey, England

William

Best

Son

Single

4

1877

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry

Holmes

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Shalford, Surrey, England

Sidney

Blythman

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Shalford, Surrey, England

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