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Household of Robert Best (born 1851, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriet Best, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland).
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Robert Best's household
Robert
Best
Head
Harriet
Best
Wife
Thomas
Best
Son
Margaret
Best
Daughter
John
Best
Son
Thomas
Kearns
Boarder
John
Kirk
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Best | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Harriet | Best | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Best | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Best | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Best | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Kearns | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Ireland | |
John | Kirk | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Ireland |
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