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Household of Thomas Best (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Best, born in 1843 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Best, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Isaac (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Best's household

Male

Thomas

Best

Head
Female

Sarah

Best

Wife
Male

Thomas

Best

Son
Male

Isaac

Best

Son
Male

John

Best

Son
Female

Sarah

Best

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Best

Son
Male

Peter

Best

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Best

Head

Married

38

1843

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Best

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Best

Son

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Best

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Best

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Best

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Best

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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