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Household of Robert Best (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Best, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Ireland), Richard (born 1877 in Ireland) and William (born 1880 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, James Taylor, born in 1856 in Ireland.


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Robert Best's household

Male

Robert

Best

Head
Female

Mary

Best

Wife
Male

John

Best

Son
Male

Richard

Best

Son
Male

William

Best

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Best

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Mary

Best

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

John

Best

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Richard

Best

Son

Single

4

1877

Ireland

William

Best

Son

Single

1

1880

Ireland

James

Taylor

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

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