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Household of Oliver Best (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Oliver Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Best, born in 1834 in Chiselborough, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Dinah Best, born in 1840 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1864 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1869 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England) and Walter (born 1871 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England).


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Oliver Best's household

Male

Oliver

Best

Head
Female

Dinah

Best

Wife
Male

Edwin

Best

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Best

Daughter
Female

Emily

Best

Daughter
Male

Walter

Best

Son
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Best

Head

Married

47

1834

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Dinah

Best

Wife

Married

41

1840

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Edwin

Best

Son

Single

17

1864

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Best

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Emily

Best

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Walter

Best

Son

Single

10

1871

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

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