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Grace Best 1839–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1839

Birth Location: Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England

Death Date: 3 Feb 1919

Death Location: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Joseph BEST

Mother: Hannah GILLETT

Spouse(s): JAMES COOK)

Children(s): FREDERICK MORRIS, Florence MORRIS, Arthur Morris, Ada Morris, Albert Morris, Cecil Morris, Adelaide Morris, Amy Morris, Louise Morris, Hetty Morris

Grace Best was born in 1839 in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Best And Hannah Gillett. In 1851, Grace Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England. Grace Best married James Morris William Henry Cook, and had children including Ada Rosalie Morris, Adelaide May Morris, Albert William C Morris, Amy Elizabeth Cook Morris, Arthur Henry Morris, Cecil Harvey Best Morris, Florence Grace Morris, Frederick Howard Morris, Hetty Greta Millicent Morris, Louise Mabel Morris. Grace Best passed away in 1919 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Grace Best was born in 1839 in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Best And Hannah Gillett.
  • In 1851, Grace Best resided in Drayton, Somerset, England.
  • Grace Best married James Morris William Henry Cook, and had children including Ada Rosalie Morris, Adelaide May Morris, Albert William C Morris, Amy Elizabeth Cook Morris, Arthur Henry Morris, Cecil Harvey Best Morris, Florence Grace Morris, Frederick Howard Morris, Hetty Greta Millicent Morris, Louise Mabel Morris.
  • Grace Best passed away in 1919 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

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Grace Best's Ancestors

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Grace Best
1839–1919
Birth Place: Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Parents
Joseph BEST
1816–1886
Kingsbury, Somerset, England
Hannah GILLETT
1816–1891
Kingsbury, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grace Best's Descendants

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Grace Best (08 Sep 1839–3 Feb 1919) m. JAMES (MORRIS (WILLIAM HENRY) COOK) (Aug 1831–12 Nov 1907)
  1. 1. FREDERICK (HOWARD) MORRIS 1880–1959 m. IVY (MAY) HAMPSHIRE 1887–1975
    1. 1. Betty (Lynette) Morris 1925–2016 m. Frederick (Roy) Byrne 1917–1980
    2. 2. Kathleen (Brook) MORRIS 1909–1994
    3. 3. Nancy (Grace) MORRIS 1912–1994
    4. 4. Ruth (Ellen) MORRIS 1920–2014
    5. 5. Thomas (Joseph) MORRIS 1915–1974
    6. 6. Maxwell (Cook) MORRIS 1911–1981
  2. 2. Florence (Grace) MORRIS 1864–1927
  3. 3. Arthur (Henry) Morris 1863–1929
  4. 4. Ada (Rosalie) Morris 1867–1949
  5. 5. Albert (William C.) Morris 1869–1933
  6. 6. Cecil (Harvey Best) Morris 1871–1954
  7. 7. Adelaide (May) Morris 1873–1945
  8. 8. Amy (Elizabeth Cook) Morris 1875–1952
  9. 9. Louise (Mabel) Morris 1877–1957
  10. 10. Hetty (Greta Millicent) Morris 1882–1936

Grace Best's Timeline

4 Records

1839
08 Sep 1839
Birth of Grace Best in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
1839
8 Sep 1839
Grace Best was baptized in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 12
Grace Best resided here in Drayton, Somerset, England
Drayton, Somerset, England
1919
3 Feb 1919
Age 80
Death of Grace Best in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 507; Page: 26; GSU roll: 221083

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\K.EP21/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 507; Page: 26; GSU roll: 221083

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

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