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Household of Samuel Best (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Best, born in 1819 in Middleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Best, born in 1816 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Selina (born 1856 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1858 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Best's household

Male

Samuel

Best

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Best

Wife
Female

Selina

Best

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Best

Son
Female

Alice

Best

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Best

Head

Married

62

1819

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Best

Wife

Married

65

1816

Yorkshire, England

Selina

Best

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Best

Son

Single

23

1858

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Best

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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