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Household of John Best (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

John Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Best, born in 1843 in Chiswick, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia J Best, born in 1844 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Frank (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Catherine A (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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John Best's household

Male

John

Best

Head
Female

Sophia J

Best

Wife
Male

Ernest

Best

Son
Male

Frank

Best

Son
Female

Catherine A

Best

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chiswick, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Best

Head

Married

38

1843

Chiswick, Middlesex, England

Sophia J

Best

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Ernest

Best

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Frank

Best

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Catherine A

Best

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

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