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Household of George Best (born 1809, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

George Best and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Best, born in 1809 in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Rosetta (born 1841 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1848 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England). He had 6 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Nancy H (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1861 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), George T (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Susannah (born 1873 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England) and Rosetta (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Son In Law, Thomas Brooksbank, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, England.


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George Best's household

Male

George

Best

Head
Female

Rosetta

Best

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Best

Grand Daughter
Female

Nancy H

Best

Grand Daughter
Male

George H

Best

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Brooksbank

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Brooksbank

Daughter
Male

George T

Brooksbank

Grand Son
Female

Susannah

Brooksbank

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Brooksbank

Grand Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Best

Head

Widower

72

1809

Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England

Rosetta

Best

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Best

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Nancy H

Best

Grand Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George H

Best

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Brooksbank

Son In Law

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brooksbank

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George T

Brooksbank

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Brooksbank

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Rosetta

Brooksbank

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

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