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Household of Robert Best (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Best, born in 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Best, born in 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1839 in Middlesex, England), Robert's Brother In Law, Peter (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), Robert's Sister In Law, Thirlsa (born 1859 in Middlesex, England) and Robert's Lodger, Christopher (born 1854 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Best's household

Male

Robert

Best

Head
Female

Margaret

Best

Wife
Male

Robert

Best

Son
Female

Margaret

Rita

Mother In Law
Male

Peter

Rita

Brother In Law
Female

Thirlsa

Rita

Sister In Law
Male

Christopher

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Best

Head

Married

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Best

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Best

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Rita

Mother In Law

Widow

42

1839

Middlesex, England

Peter

Rita

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Thirlsa

Rita

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Christopher

Johnson

Lodger

-

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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