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Household of Henry C Best (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 C Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry C Best, born in 1838 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry C was the head of the household, married to Henrietta J Best, born in 1834 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Georgina A H, born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry C's Servant, Jessie (born 1850 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Henry C's Servant, Susan (born 1854 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Henry C's Servant, Charlotte (born 1848 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Henry C Best's household

Male

Henry C

Best

Head
Female

Henrietta J

Best

Wife
Female

Georgina A H

Best

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Stewart

Servant
Female

Susan

Thomson

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Farrow

Servant
First name(s) Henry C
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry C

Best

Head

Married

43

1838

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henrietta J

Best

Wife

Married

47

1834

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina A H

Best

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Susan

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Farrow

Servant

Married

33

1848

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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