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Household of William Bester (born 1841, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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.

William Bester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bester, born in 1841 in Wistow, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bester, born in 1848 in Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1868 in Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England), George (born 1869 in Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1841 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England).


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William Bester's household

Male

William

Bester

Head
Female

Mary

Bester

Wife
Male

William H

Bester

Son
Male

George

Bester

Son
Female

Alice

Bester

Daughter
Male

James

Bester

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bester

Head

Married

40

1841

Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England

Mary

Bester

Wife

Married

33

1848

Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England

William H

Bester

Son

Single

13

1868

Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England

George

Bester

Son

Single

12

1869

Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England

Alice

Bester

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

James

Bester

Son

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smith

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

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