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Household of Thomas Best (born 1841, Somerset)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Best, born in 1841 in Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Rosa E J (born 1868 in Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England), Edwin T (born 1870 in Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England) and Arthur W (born 1873 in Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, George Hilborne, born in 1807 in Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Best's household

Male

Thomas

Best

Head
Female

Rosa E J

Best

Daughter
Male

Edwin T

Best

Son
Male

Arthur W

Best

Son
Male

George

Hilborne

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Best

Head

Widower

40

1841

Somerset, England

Rosa E J

Best

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England

Edwin T

Best

Son

Single

11

1870

Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England

Arthur W

Best

Son

Single

8

1873

Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England

George

Hilborne

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Charlton Mackrel, Somerset, England

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