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Household of Samuel Best (born 1841, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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.
Samuel Best and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Best, born in 1841 in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1844 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Dorset, England), Alice (born 1870 in Dorset, England), Jessey (born 1873 in Dorset, England), Rosa (born 1876 in Dorset, England), Charles (born 1879 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Edith (born 1858 in Lymington, Hampshire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Frederick (born 1843 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
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Samuel Best's household
Samuel
Best
Head
Mary
Best
Wife
Elizabeth
Best
Daughter
Alice
Best
Daughter
Jessey
Best
Son
Rosa
Best
Daughter
Charles
Best
Son
Henry
Best
Son
Edith
Crouch
Boarder
Frederick
Butler
Lodger
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Best | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England | |
Mary | Best | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England | |
Elizabeth | Best | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Dorset, England | |
Alice | Best | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Dorset, England | |
Jessey | Best | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Dorset, England | |
Rosa | Best | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Dorset, England | |
Charles | Best | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | |
Henry | Best | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | |
Edith | Crouch | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Lymington, Hampshire, England | |
Frederick | Butler | Lodger | Single | 38 | 1843 | City of London, Middlesex, England |
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