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Household of John Wm Best (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wm Best, born in 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John Wm was the head of the household, married to Frances J Best, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frances J (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Bertha T (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Wm's Visitor, Ann H Cogdon, born in 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Wm Best's household

Male

John Wm

Best

Head
Female

Frances J

Best

Wife
Male

John W

Best

Son
Female

Frances J

Best

Daughter
Female

Bertha T

Best

Daughter
Female

Ann H

Cogdon

Visitor
First name(s) John Wm
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Wm

Best

Head

Married

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances J

Best

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

John W

Best

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances J

Best

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Bertha T

Best

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann H

Cogdon

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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