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Household of Richard Best (born 1830, 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.

Richard Best and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Best, born in 1830 in Cowden, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sophia Best, born in 1846 in Kent, England. They had 3 children; Matilda (born 1871 in Hever, Kent, England), Richard (born 1877 in Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1879 in Hadlow, Kent, England).


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Richard Best's household

Male

Richard

Best

Head
Female

Sophia

Best

Wife
Female

Matilda

Gills

Daughter
Male

Richard

Best

Son
Female

Mary A

Best

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cowden, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Best

Head

Married

51

1830

Cowden, Kent, England

Sophia

Best

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kent, England

Matilda

Gills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hever, Kent, England

Richard

Best

Son

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Mary A

Best

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hadlow, Kent, England

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