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Household of John Best Newton (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

John Best Newton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Best Newton, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John Best was the head of the household, married to E C Newton, born in 1851 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; L C (born 1867 in Okehampton, Devon, England), R M (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and M C (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Best's Boarder, Elmer (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John Best's Governess, Elizabeth B (born 1859 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and John Best's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Boulby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Best Newton's household

Male

John Best

Newton

Head
Female

E C

Newton

Wife
Female

L C

Newton

Daughter
Female

R M

Newton

Daughter
Female

M C

Newton

Daughter
Male

Elmer

Ravenscroft

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth B

Brockway

Governess
Female

Elizabeth

Pinkney

Servant
First name(s) John Best
Last name Newton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Best

Newton

Head

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

E C

Newton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

L C

Newton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Okehampton, Devon, England

R M

Newton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

M C

Newton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elmer

Ravenscroft

Boarder

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth B

Brockway

Governess

Single

22

1859

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Pinkney

Servant

Single

22

1859

Boulby, Yorkshire, England

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