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Household of Thomas Best (born 1834, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blean, Kent, 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.
Thomas Best and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Best, born in 1834 in Blean, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Best, born in 1824 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Sarah (born 1867 in Whitstable, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Chislet, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder, Henry (born 1863 in Kingstone, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder, Alfred (born 1846 in Minster, Kent, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1865 in Walmer, Kent, England).
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Thomas Best's household
Thomas
Best
Head
Sarah
Best
Wife
Sarah
Shepheard
Niece
William
Stannard
Boarder
Henry
Collard
Boarder
Alfred
Petts
Boarder
Robert
Spain
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Blean, Kent, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Best | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Blean, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Best | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Shepheard | Niece | Single | 14 | 1867 | Whitstable, Kent, England | |
William | Stannard | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Chislet, Kent, England | |
Henry | Collard | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Kingstone, Kent, England | |
Alfred | Petts | Boarder | Single | 35 | 1846 | Minster, Kent, England | |
Robert | Spain | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Walmer, Kent, England |
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