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Household of Percy J Best (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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.

Percy J Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Percy J Best, born in 1847 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Percy J was the head of the household, married to Mary A Best, born in 1846 in Regent's Park, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Percy J (born 1878 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and Herbert H (born 1880 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Percy J's Boarder, Philip King, born in 1811 in Cambridgeshire, England.


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Percy J Best's household

Male

Percy J

Best

Head
Female

Mary A

Best

Wife
Male

Percy J

Best

Son
Male

Herbert H

Best

Son
Male

Philip

King

Boarder
First name(s) Percy J
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Percy J

Best

Head

Married

34

1847

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary A

Best

Wife

Married

35

1846

Regent's Park, Middlesex, England

Percy J

Best

Son

Single

3

1878

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Herbert H

Best

Son

Single

1

1880

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Philip

King

Boarder

Widower

70

1811

Cambridgeshire, England

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