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Household of Martha Best (born 1806, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Martha Best and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Best, born in 1806 in Englefield Green, Surrey, consisted of 3 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Harriet, born 1838 in Englefield Green, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Lodger, Sophia Allen, born in 1798 in Bradwell, Essex, England.


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Martha Best's household

Female

Martha

Best

Head
Female

Harriet

Best

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Allen

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Englefield Green, Surrey, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Best

Head

Widow

75

1806

Englefield Green, Surrey, England

Harriet

Best

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Englefield Green, Surrey, England

Sophia

Allen

Lodger

Widow

83

1798

Bradwell, Essex, England

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