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Household of Robert Best (born 1811, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Best and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Best, born in 1811 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1813 in Weybread, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Susan, born 1849 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Reginald E (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert E (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Daughter In Law, Alice (born 1855 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Robert's Lodger, Evan (born 1838 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Minnie (born 1848 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England).


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Robert Best's household

Male

Robert

Best

Head
Female

Mary

Best

Wife
Female

Susan

Best

Daughter
Female

Alice

Best

Daughter In Law
Male

Reginald E

Best

Grand Son
Male

Robert E

Best

Grand Son
Male

Evan

Probert

Lodger
Female

Minnie

Aubrey

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Best

Head

Married

70

1811

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary

Best

Wife

Married

68

1813

Weybread, Suffolk, England

Susan

Best

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Best

Daughter In Law

Widow

26

1855

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Reginald E

Best

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Robert E

Best

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Evan

Probert

Lodger

Married

43

1838

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Minnie

Aubrey

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Leatherhead, Surrey, England

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