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Catherine Jane Best 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1860

Birth Location: Drayton, Somerset, England

Death Date: Jun 1940

Death Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Father: Charles Best

Mother: Matilda None

Spouse(s): Francis Burrows

Children(s): Winifred Burrows, Ella Burrows, Hilda Burrows

Catherine Jane Best was born in 1860 in Drayton, Somerset, England, the child of Charles Best And Matilda. In 1861, Catherine Jane Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England. Catherine Jane Best married Francis Burrows, and had children including Ella Bertha Burrows, Hilda Louise Burrows, Winifred Lilian Burrows. Catherine Jane Best passed away in 1940 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Jane Best was born in 1860 in Drayton, Somerset, England, the child of Charles Best And Matilda.
  • In 1861, Catherine Jane Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England.
  • Catherine Jane Best married Francis Burrows, and had children including Ella Bertha Burrows, Hilda Louise Burrows, Winifred Lilian Burrows.
  • Catherine Jane Best passed away in 1940 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Best
1835–
Birth Location: Drayton, Somerset, England
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Matilda None
1832–
Birth Location: Mapperton, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Francis Burrows
1866–1944
Birth Location: Wellington, Somerset
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Children(s)

Winifred Burrows
1891–1973
Birth Location: Cardiff
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Ella Burrows
1890–1891
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan
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Hilda Burrows
1893–1957
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan
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Catherine Best's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Best
1860–1940
Birth Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
Parents
Charles Best
1835–
Drayton, Somerset, England
Matilda
1832–
Mapperton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Best's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Jane) Best (9 Jun 1860–Jun 1940) m. Francis Burrows (20 Nov 1866–Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Winifred (Lilian) Burrows 1891–1973
  2. 2. Ella (Bertha) Burrows 1890–1891
  3. 3. Hilda (Louise) Burrows 1893–1957 m. Frederick Kneller 1884–1946 m. Herbert (Arthur) Hill 1895–1976
    1. 1. Lorna Kneller 1920–1992 m. Thomas Davenport 1917–1992

Catherine Best's Timeline

10 Records

1860
9 Jun 1860
Birth of Catherine Jane Best in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1860
15 Jul 1860
Catherine Jane Best was baptized in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 1
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1871
1871
Age 11
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1881
1881
Age 21
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1891
1891
Age 31
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
1901
1901
Age 41
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 51
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
1939
1939
Age 79
Catherine Jane Best resided here in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1940
Jun 1940
Age 80
Death of Catherine Jane Best in Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32138; Schedule Number: 340
    [2] 1891 Wales Census
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2382; Folio: 54; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341573
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2399; Folio: 11; Page: 13; GSU roll: 835111
    [5] 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4985; Folio: 60; Page: 46
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1631; Folio: 65; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542843
    [7] England, Select Marriages
    [8] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\dton218
    [9] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1017079I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\dton214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1631; Folio: 65; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542843

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2399; Folio: 11; Page: 13; GSU roll: 835111

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2382; Folio: 54; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341573

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1891 Wales Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Canton, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4985; Folio: 60; Page: 46

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32138; Schedule Number: 340

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1017079I

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1940
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
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