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Household of John Best (born 1838, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.
John Best and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Best, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1838 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1870 in Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander F (born 1872 in Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1876 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Servant, Daniel (born 1865 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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John Best's household
John
Best
Head
Mary
Best
Wife
John
Best
Son
Alexander F
Best
Son
Mary M
Best
Daughter
William
McConville
Servant
Daniel
McIntyre
Servant
Janet
Sloan
Servant
Jessie
Watson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Best | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Best | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Best | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander F | Best | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Bo'ness, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary M | Best | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | McConville | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Ireland | |
Daniel | McIntyre | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Sloan | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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