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Household of Robert S Best (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Goole, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 S Best and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Best, born in 1838 in Goole, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Anne Jane Best, born in 1835 in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. They had 9 children; Margaret S S (born 1865 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor U J (born 1866 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude U S (born 1867 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Mary D J (born 1869 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Harold J (born 1871 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Catherine S (born 1872 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Maud S (born 1873 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), John S (born 1878 in Goole, Yorkshire, England) and Gladys S (born 1880 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert S's Servant, Fanny Griggs, born in 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert S Best's household

Male

Robert S

Best

Head
Female

Anne Jane

Best

Wife
Female

Margaret S S

Best

Daughter
Female

Eleanor U J

Best

Daughter
Female

Gertrude U S

Best

Daughter
Female

Mary D J

Best

Daughter
Male

Harold J

Best

Son
Female

Catherine S

Best

Daughter
Female

Maud S

Best

Daughter
Male

John S

Best

Son
Female

Gladys S

Best

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Griggs

Servant
First name(s) Robert S
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Goole, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert S

Best

Head

Married

43

1838

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Anne Jane

Best

Wife

Married

46

1835

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Margaret S S

Best

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor U J

Best

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude U S

Best

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Mary D J

Best

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Harold J

Best

Son

Single

10

1871

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Catherine S

Best

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Maud S

Best

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Goole, Yorkshire, England

John S

Best

Son

Single

3

1878

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Gladys S

Best

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Griggs

Servant

Married

18

1863

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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