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Household of Thomas Best (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Durham, 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 1818 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Best, born in 1818 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1846 in Consett, Durham, England), William (born 1855 in -), Elizabeth (born 1858 in -) and George (born 1859 in -). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1877 in Stokesley, Yorkshire.


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Thomas Best's household

Male

Thomas

Best

Head
Female

Mary A

Best

Wife
Female

Harriet

Best

Daughter
Male

William

Best

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Daughter
Male

George

Best

Son
Female

Mary A

Best

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Best

Head

Married

63

1818

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Best

Wife

Married

63

1818

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Best

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Consett, Durham, England

William

Best

Son

Single

26

1855

-

Elizabeth

Best

Daughter

Single

23

1858

-

George

Best

Son

Single

22

1859

-

Mary A

Best

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

-

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