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Household of Thomas Best (born 1829)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1829 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Best, born in 1837 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Camilla (born 1860 in Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Alexander Hislop, born in 1841 in Scotland.
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Thomas Best's household
Thomas
Best
Head
Jane
Best
Wife
Camilla
Best
Daughter
Janet
Best
Daughter
Jane
Best
Daughter
Robert
Best
Son
Alexander
Hislop
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Best | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Scotland | |
Jane | Best | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Scotland | |
Camilla | Best | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Scotland | |
Janet | Best | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Scotland | |
Jane | Best | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Scotland | |
Robert | Best | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Alexander | Hislop | Boarder | Single | 40 | 1841 | Scotland |
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