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Household of Raymond Best (born 1849, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

Raymond Best and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Raymond Best, born in 1849 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Raymond was the head of the household, married to Matilda Best, born in 1851 in Hornton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Raymond (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Matilda (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Raymond's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Raymond's Lodger, Edward (born 1835 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Raymond Best's household

Male

Raymond

Best

Head
Female

Matilda

Best

Wife
Male

Raymond

Best

Son
Female

Matilda

Best

Daughter
Male

William

Proctor

Lodger
Male

Edward

Cottle

Lodger
First name(s) Raymond
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Raymond

Best

Head

Married

32

1849

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Matilda

Best

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hornton, Oxfordshire, England

Raymond

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Matilda

Best

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Proctor

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Cottle

Lodger

Single

46

1835

City of London, Middlesex, England

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