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Household of Mawdistly Gausson Best (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hollingbourne, Kent, 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.

Mawdistly Gausson Best and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mawdistly Gausson Best, born in 1827 in Kent, consisted of 13 members. Mawdistly Gausson was the head of the household, married to Catherine Annibella Best, born in 1844 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mawdistly Gausson's Housekeeper, Bessie Mildred (born 1845 in Radnor, Cornwall, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1845 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Anna (born 1854 in Stanway, Essex, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Ellen Ann (born 1858 in Highclere, Hampshire, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Rosina (born 1859 in Allington, Essex, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Luton, Kent, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Maria Elizabeth (born 1863 in Langley, Kent, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, William (born 1837 in Studley, Warwickshire, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, William Henry (born 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, James (born 1863 in Eling, Hampshire, England) and Mawdistly Gausson's Servant, Frank (born 1859 in Rosley, Kent, England).


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Mawdistly Gausson Best's household

Male

Mawdistly Gausson

Best

Head
Female

Catherine Annibella

Best

Wife
Female

Bessie Mildred

Horton

Housekeeper
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Bennett

Servant
Female

Anna

Hutton

Servant
Female

Ellen Ann

Berry

Servant
Female

Rosina

Kirby

Servant
Female

Ann

Batchelor

Servant
Female

Maria Elizabeth

Tolhurst

Servant
Male

William

Perkins

Servant
Male

William Henry

Harries

Servant
Male

James

Stride

Servant
Male

Frank

Smitherman

Servant
First name(s) Mawdistly Gausson
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mawdistly Gausson

Best

Head

Married

54

1827

Kent, England

Catherine Annibella

Best

Wife

Married

37

1844

Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Bessie Mildred

Horton

Housekeeper

Single

36

1845

Radnor, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Ann

Bennett

Servant

Single

36

1845

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Anna

Hutton

Servant

Single

27

1854

Stanway, Essex, England

Ellen Ann

Berry

Servant

Single

23

1858

Highclere, Hampshire, England

Rosina

Kirby

Servant

Single

22

1859

Allington, Essex, England

Ann

Batchelor

Servant

Single

18

1863

Luton, Kent, England

Maria Elizabeth

Tolhurst

Servant

Single

18

1863

Langley, Kent, England

William

Perkins

Servant

Single

44

1837

Studley, Warwickshire, England

William Henry

Harries

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

James

Stride

Servant

Single

18

1863

Eling, Hampshire, England

Frank

Smitherman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Rosley, Kent, England

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