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Household of Matthew Best (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Matthew Best and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Best, born in 1852 in , consisted of 3 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Best, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Best's household

Male

Matthew

Best

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Wife
Male

John

Best

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Best

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Elizabeth

Best

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Best

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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