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Doris Best 1912–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Chester le Street, Durham

Death Date: Nov 1988

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: George Best

Mother: Margaret ENGLISH

Spouse(s): John Jenkins

Children(s):

The story of Doris Best began in 1912 in Chester le Street, Durham. In 1939, Doris Best resided in Durham, England. Doris Best married John S Jenkins, John Stubbs Jenkins, and had children including George B Jenkins. Doris Best passed away in 1988 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Doris Best began in 1912 in Chester le Street, Durham.
  • In 1939, Doris Best resided in Durham, England.
  • Doris Best married John S Jenkins, John Stubbs Jenkins, and had children including George B Jenkins.
  • Doris Best passed away in 1988 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Doris Best's Ancestors

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Doris Best
1912–1988
Birth Place: Chester le Street, Durham
Parents
George Best
1876–1936
Shop Houses, Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham, England
Margaret ENGLISH
1878–1936
Twizell Colliery, Edmondsley, Chester le Street, County Durham, England
Grandparents
MATTHEW BEST
1851–1916
Harlow Hill, Stamfordham, Northumberland
Mary Middlemass
1853–1920
Lumley, Durham, England
Thomas English
1857–
Pelton, Durham, England
Caroline English
1855–
Lanchester, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
EDWARD Best
1828–1856
ELIZABETH MARTON\Martin
1827–1901
Robert Middlemas
1818–1893
Mary Charlton
1820–1880
MATTHEW ENGLISH
1824–1905
Margaret Phillipson
1818–1894
JOHN GIBSON
1789–1863
Mary Gibson
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Best
1788–1868
Jane Charlton
1798–1852
Matthew Marton
1806–1877
Elizabeth Marton
1805–
Ralph Middlemas
1792–1861
Ada Oliver
1796–1865
Edward Charlton
1788–1861
Eleanor Cutter
1791–1871
JOHN ENGLISH
1803–1867
Eleanor Robinson
1799–1858
William Gibson
1777–
Ann Wilde
1775–

Doris Best's Timeline

3 Records

1912
5 Jan 1912
Birth of Doris Best in Chester le Street, Durham
Chester le Street, Durham
1939
1939
Age 27
Doris Best resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1988
Nov 1988
Age 76
Death of Doris Best in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Chester le Street, Durham
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012854H

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012854H

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1988
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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