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George Benjamin Best 1848–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, England

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Reigate, Surrey

Father: Elizabeth Holcomb

Mother: Benjamin Best

Spouse(s): Fanny Bennett, Fanny Bennett

Children(s): Elizabeth Best, Benjamin Best, Nora Best, James Best, Clara Best, Alfred Best, Fred Best, Ernest Best, William Best, Isabel Best, Charles Best, George Best, Herbert Best, Mabel Best, Frank Best

In 1848, George Benjamin Best entered the world in Horley, Surrey, England, born to Elizabeth Holcomb And Benjamin Best. George Benjamin Best married Fanny Bennett, and had children including Alfred Arthur Best, Benjamin Thomas Best, Charles Best, Clara Louisa Best, Elizabeth Fanny Best, Ernest Edward Best, Frank Edward Best, Fred Best, George Best, Herbert Best, Isabel Harriet Best, James Best, Mabel Best, Nora Lillian May Best, William George Best. George Benjamin Best passed away in 1914 in Reigate, Surrey.

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Biography

  • In 1848, George Benjamin Best entered the world in Horley, Surrey, England, born to Elizabeth Holcomb And Benjamin Best.
  • George Benjamin Best married Fanny Bennett, and had children including Alfred Arthur Best, Benjamin Thomas Best, Charles Best, Clara Louisa Best, Elizabeth Fanny Best, Ernest Edward Best, Frank Edward Best, Fred Best, George Best, Herbert Best, Isabel Harriet Best, James Best, Mabel Best, Nora Lillian May Best, William George Best.
  • George Benjamin Best passed away in 1914 in Reigate, Surrey.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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George Best's Ancestors

Self
George Best
1848–1914
Birth Place: Horley, Surrey, England
Parents
Elizabeth Holcomb
1813–1870
Burstow, Surrey, England
Benjamin Best
1809–1873
Grandparents
William Holcomb
1770–1831
Burstow, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bentlet
1777–1823
Worth, Sussex, England
William Best
1786–1836
Horley, Surrey, England
Joannah Monk
1786–1852
Horley, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Holcombe
1729–1808
Sarah Davis
1739–1797
John Bentlet
1740–1821
Mary Roffey
1741–1819
Catherine Shepherd
1742–1829
Thomas Best
1739–1820
James Monk
1746–1786
Joanna Terrey
1748–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mercy Lang
–1755
Thomas Holcombe
–1780
Elisabeth Turner
1715–1764
John Bentlet
1716–1745
Henry Roffey
1718–
Margaret Hall
1718–
John Shepherd
1715–
Jane
1717–
Thomas Best
1708–1741
Mary Rose
1707–1798
Ridley Monk
1728–1808
Jane Monk
1726–1786
Joseph Terry
1719–1794
Elizabeth Peters
1726–1787

George Best's Descendants

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George (Benjamin) Best (1848–1914) m. Fanny Bennett (abt 1857–) m. Fanny Bennett (1857–June 1915)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Fanny) Best 1879–1960
    1. 1. Doris Sayer 1910–2004
  2. 2. Benjamin (Thomas) Best 1877–1957 m. Frances (Mary Ann) Pankhurst 1874–1963
    1. 1. Benjamin (Tremynier) Best 1898–1960
    2. 2. Arthur (James) Best 1900–1967
    3. 3. William (C P) Best 1902–1964
    4. 4. Herbert (Alfred) Best 1905–1995
    5. 5. Margaret (Ruth) Best 1908–1995
    6. 6. Henry (Thomas) Best 1910–1979
  3. 3. Nora (Lillian May) Best 1901–1996
    1. 1. June Wise 1927–2016
  4. 4. James Best 1880–1958
  5. 5. Clara (Louisa) Best 1878–1971
  6. 6. Alfred (Arthur) Best 1887–1947
  7. 7. Fred Best 1890–1939
  8. 8. Ernest (Edward) Best 1889–1927
  9. 9. William (George) Best 1885–1945
  10. 10. Isabel (Harriet) Best 1882–1924
  11. 11. Charles Best 1894–
  12. 12. George Best 1899–1972
  13. 13. Herbert Best 1896–
  14. 14. Mabel Best 1893–
  15. 15. Frank (Edward) Best 1898–1942

George Best's Timeline

3 Records

1848
1848
Birth of George Benjamin Best in Horley, Surrey, England
Horley, Surrey, England
1914
July 1914
Age 66
Death of George Benjamin Best in Reigate, Surrey
Reigate, Surrey
1914
1914
Age 66
Death of George Benjamin Best
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Horley, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1914
    Event Place: Reigate, Surrey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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