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Household of William Best (born 1819, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.
William Best and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Best, born in 1819 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Betsy (born 1849 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England) and Emily (born 1852 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England). He had 5 grandchildren; Bessie (born 1872 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England), Edith (born 1876 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1879 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Walter Brake, born in 1853 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.
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William Best's household
William
Best
Head
Betsy
Best
Daughter
Bessie
Osborne
Grand Daughter
Walter
Brake
Son In Law
Emily
Brake
Daughter
Edith
Brake
Grand Daughter
Arthur
Brake
Grand Son
Charles
Brake
Grand Son
Edward
Brake
Grand Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Best | Head | Widower | 62 | 1819 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Betsy | Best | Daughter | Single | 32 | 1849 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Bessie | Osborne | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Walter | Brake | Son In Law | Married | 28 | 1853 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Emily | Brake | Daughter | Married | 29 | 1852 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Edith | Brake | Grand Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Arthur | Brake | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Charles | Brake | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England | |
Edward | Brake | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England |
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