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Edwin Best 1852–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1852

Birth Location: Drayton Somerset England

Death Date: 22 Nov 1908

Death Location: New South Wales, Australia

Father: Joseph BEST

Mother: Hannah GILLETT

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Children(s):

The story of Edwin Best began in 1852 in Drayton Somerset England. In 1861, Edwin Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England. Edwin Best passed away in 1908 in New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Best began in 1852 in Drayton Somerset England.
  • In 1861, Edwin Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England.
  • Edwin Best passed away in 1908 in New South Wales, Australia.

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Edwin Best's Ancestors

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Edwin Best
1852–1908
Birth Place: Drayton Somerset England
Parents
Joseph BEST
1816–1886
Kingsbury, Somerset, England
Hannah GILLETT
1816–1891
Kingsbury, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Best's Timeline

5 Records

1852
2 Mar 1852
Birth of Edwin Best in Drayton Somerset England
Drayton Somerset England
1852
18 Apr 1852
Edwin Best was baptized in South Petherton, Somerset, England
South Petherton, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 9
Edwin Best resided here in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1871
1871
Age 19
Edwin Best resided here in Brayton, Somerset, England
Brayton, Somerset, England
1908
22 Nov 1908
Age 56
Death of Edwin Best in Woniora Road, Woronora
Woniora Road, Woronora

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1852
    Event Place: Drayton Somerset England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Woronora Baptist
    [2] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 2927
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2399; Folio: 14; Page: 20; GSU roll: 835111
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1631; Folio: 69; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542843
    [5] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1852
    Event Place: South Petherton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 2927

    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: 69; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542843

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Brayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2399; Folio: 14; Page: 20; GSU roll: 835111

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Woronora Baptist

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Woniora Road, Woronora
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Woronora Baptist
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Woronora Baptist

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