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Household of Samuel Best (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Samuel Best and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Best, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Nancy Best, born in 1834 in Denholme, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Enoch (born 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Leah (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Priscilla (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Niece, Mary (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Son In Law, Adolphus Jas (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel's Wife Daughter, Sarah Ann (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Best's household

Male

Samuel

Best

Head
Female

Nancy

Best

Wife
Male

Enoch

Best

Son
Male

Alfred

Best

Son
Female

Leah

Best

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Best

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kendell

Niece
Male

Adolphus Jas

Laycock

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Laycock

Wife Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Best

Head

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Best

Wife

Married

47

1834

Denholme, Yorkshire, England

Enoch

Best

Son

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Best

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Leah

Best

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Best

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kendell

Niece

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Adolphus Jas

Laycock

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Laycock

Wife Daughter

Married

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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