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Household of William Best (born 1827)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Best, born in 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Best, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Ireland), William (born 1863 in England), Martha (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mirria (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Catherine Hughes, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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William Best's household
William
Best
Head
Mary
Best
Wife
Mary
Best
Daughter
William
Best
Son
Martha
Best
Daughter
Richard
Best
Son
Mirria
Best
Daughter
Catherine
Hughes
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Best |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Best | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Ireland | |
Mary | Best | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Ireland | |
Mary | Best | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Ireland | |
William | Best | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | England | |
Martha | Best | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Best | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mirria | Best | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Hughes | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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