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Household of John Best (born 1805, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, 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.
John Best and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Best, born in 1805 in Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary A (born 1832 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and Susannah (born 1848 in Westminster, Middlesex, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Augusta (born 1867 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Charles W (born 1877 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Georgina (born 1879 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles H (born 1851 in Whitton, Suffolk, England) and John's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1864 in Surrey, England).
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John Best's household
John
Best
Head
Mary A
Siggers
Daughter
Augusta
Siggers
Grand Son
Susannah
Duck
Daughter
Charles W
Duck
Grand Son
Georgina
Duck
Grand Daughter
Charles H
Austin
Boarder
Charlotte
Stevens
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Dorset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Best | Head | Widower | 76 | 1805 | Dorset, England | |
Mary A | Siggers | Daughter | Married | 49 | 1832 | Westminster, Middlesex, England | |
Augusta | Siggers | Grand Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wandsworth, Surrey, England | |
Susannah | Duck | Daughter | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Westminster, Middlesex, England | |
Charles W | Duck | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
Georgina | Duck | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Westminster, Middlesex, England | |
Charles H | Austin | Boarder | Single | 30 | 1851 | Whitton, Suffolk, England | |
Charlotte | Stevens | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Surrey, England |
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