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Household of William Jnr Best (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, 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 Jnr Best and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jnr Best, born in 1841 in Kingsbury, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. William Jnr was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anna Best, born in 1842 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England. They had 9 children; James (born 1862 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1864 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1869 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1872 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), William (born 1874 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England).


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William Jnr Best's household

Male

William Jnr

Best

Head
Female

Sarah Anna

Best

Wife
Male

James

Best

Son
Female

Jane

Best

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Daughter
Male

Henry

Best

Son
Female

Mary

Best

Daughter
Male

William

Best

Son
Female

Ellen

Best

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Best

Son
Male

Joseph

Best

Son
First name(s) William Jnr
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Jnr

Best

Head

Married

40

1841

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Sarah Anna

Best

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

James

Best

Son

Single

19

1862

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Jane

Best

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Best

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Henry

Best

Son

Single

12

1869

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Mary

Best

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

William

Best

Son

Single

7

1874

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Ellen

Best

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Thomas

Best

Son

Single

3

1878

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Joseph

Best

Son

Single

1

1880

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

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