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Household of Henry Best (born 1820, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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.

Henry Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Best, born in 1820 in Hadlow, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Best, born in 1822 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Herbert (born 1860 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and James (born 1880 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger Head, James King, born in 1854 in Caxton, Kent, England.


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Henry Best's household

Male

Henry

Best

Head
Female

Jane

Best

Wife
Male

Herbert

Best

Son
Male

James

King

Lodger Head
Female

Louisa

King

Wife
Male

James

King

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hadlow, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Best

Head

Married

61

1820

Hadlow, Kent, England

Jane

Best

Wife

Married

59

1822

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Herbert

Best

Son

Single

21

1860

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

James

King

Lodger Head

Married

27

1854

Caxton, Kent, England

Louisa

King

Wife

Married

20

1861

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

James

King

Son

Single

1

1880

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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