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Household of Joseph Best (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Best, born in 1834 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Best, born in 1837 in Ashford, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John I (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Best's household

Male

Joseph

Best

Head
Female

Alice

Best

Wife
Female

Mary

Best

Daughter
Male

William

Best

Son
Male

John I

Best

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Best

Head

Married

47

1834

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Best

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ashford, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Best

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Best

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John I

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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