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Household of Isaac Best (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Isaac Best and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Best, born in 1834 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Best, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Isaac's Boarder, Ruth (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Isaac's Boarder, Mary (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Isaac Best's household

Male

Isaac

Best

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Best

Wife
Female

Ruth

Stevenson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Best

Head

Married

47

1834

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Best

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Stevenson

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wright

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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