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Household of Joseph Best (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Joseph Best and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Best, born in 1829 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Best, born in 1835 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England), Susan (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; George H, born 1880 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Best's household

Male

Joseph

Best

Head
Female

Catherine

Best

Wife
Male

John

Best

Son
Female

Sarah

Best

Daughter
Female

Susan

Best

Daughter
Male

Henry

Best

Son
Male

George H

Best

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Best

Head

Married

52

1829

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Best

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

John

Best

Son

Married

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Best

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Susan

Best

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Best

Son

Single

8

1873

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Best

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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