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Household of Joseph Best (born 1824, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.
Joseph Best and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Best, born in 1824 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jemima Best, born in 1828 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1857 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Walter J (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Francis L (born 1867 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1869 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Ann Nora Donohae, born in 1862 in Old Swan, Lancashire, England.
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Joseph Best's household
Joseph
Best
Head
Jemima
Best
Wife
Samuel
Best
Son
Walter J
Best
Son
Louisa
Best
Daughter
Francis L
Best
Daughter
William
Best
Son
Ann Nora
Donohae
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Ulverston, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Best | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Ulverston, Lancashire, England | |
Jemima | Best | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Samuel | Best | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Wavertree, Lancashire, England | |
Walter J | Best | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Louisa | Best | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Francis L | Best | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wavertree, Lancashire, England | |
William | Best | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wavertree, Lancashire, England | |
Ann Nora | Donohae | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Old Swan, Lancashire, England |
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