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Household of John Wm Best (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Wm Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wm Best, born in 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John Wm was the head of the household, married to Emma Best, born in 1857 in Kinnersley, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Wm's Boarder Head, Alfred (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John Wm's Boarder Wife, Annie (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John Wm's Boarder Son, Alfred Albert (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Wm Best's household

Male

John Wm

Best

Head
Female

Emma

Best

Wife
Male

Alfred

Glover

Boarder Head
Female

Annie

Glover

Boarder Wife
Male

Alfred Albert

Glover

Boarder Son
First name(s) John Wm
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Wm

Best

Head

Married

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Best

Wife

Married

24

1857

Kinnersley, Shropshire, England

Alfred

Glover

Boarder Head

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Glover

Boarder Wife

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred Albert

Glover

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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