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Household of Thomas Best (born 1858, Northumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Best, born in 1858 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Best, born in 1851 in Nafferton, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John J (born 1874 in Camperdown, Northumberland, England) and Jane A (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Thomas Best's household

Male

Thomas

Best

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Wife
Male

William

Best

Son
Male

John J

Best

Son
Female

Jane A

Best

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Best

Head

Married

23

1858

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Best

Wife

Married

30

1851

Nafferton, Northumberland, England

William

Best

Son

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John J

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Camperdown, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Best

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

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