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Household of Walter Best (born 1855, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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.

Walter Best and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Best, born in 1855 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emily Best, born in 1849 in Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Lodger Head, Maria (born 1809 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Walter's Lodger, Frederick (born 1856 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Walter Best's household

Male

Walter

Best

Head
Female

Emily

Best

Wife
Female

Maria

Ford

Lodger Head
Male

Frederick

Ford

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Best

Head

Married

26

1855

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Emily

Best

Wife

Married

32

1849

Essex, England

Maria

Ford

Lodger Head

Widow

72

1809

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Frederick

Ford

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Brighton, Sussex, England

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