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Household of Joseph Best (born 1838, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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.
Joseph Best and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Best, born in 1838 in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jane M Best, born in 1843 in Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Sidney M (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Amy M (born 1866 in Somerset, England), Ellen Jane M (born 1867 in Somerset, England), Frederick C (born 1872 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England), William J (born 1874 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England), Bessie Ruth (born 1877 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England) and Edith Mary (born 1878 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England).
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Joseph Best's household
Joseph
Best
Head
Ellen Jane M
Best
Wife
Sidney M
Best
Son
Amy M
Best
Daughter
Ellen Jane M
Best
Daughter
Frederick C
Best
Son
William J
Best
Son
Bessie Ruth
Best
Daughter
Edith Mary
Best
Daughter
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Best | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England | |
Ellen Jane M | Best | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Somerset, England | |
Sidney M | Best | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Somerset, England | |
Amy M | Best | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Somerset, England | |
Ellen Jane M | Best | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Somerset, England | |
Frederick C | Best | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England | |
William J | Best | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England | |
Bessie Ruth | Best | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England | |
Edith Mary | Best | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England |
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