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Isabella Best 1808–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1808

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 7 April 1887

Death Location: Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: George Best

Mother: Isabella Bryson

Spouse(s): Henry Ferguson

Children(s): Isabella Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, James Ferguson

In 1808, Isabella Best entered the world in Scotland, born to George Best And Isabella Bryson. Isabella Best married Henry Ferguson, and had children including Isabella Ferguson, James Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Thomas Johnson Ferguson. Isabella Best passed away in 1887 in Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Isabella Best entered the world in Scotland, born to George Best And Isabella Bryson.
  • Isabella Best married Henry Ferguson, and had children including Isabella Ferguson, James Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Thomas Johnson Ferguson.
  • Isabella Best passed away in 1887 in Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Isabella Best's Ancestors

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Isabella Best
1808–1887
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
George Best
1775–1856
Yorkshire, England
Isabella Bryson
1772–1854
Presbyterian, Warenford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bryson
1749–
Eglingham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Mitchell
1749–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isabella Best's Descendants

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Isabella Best (10 August 1808–7 April 1887) m. Henry Ferguson (1809–1849)
  1. 1. Isabella Ferguson 1839–1876
    1. 1. Bertha Martin 1871–1938 m. Arthur (Thomas) Evans 1875–1942
      1. 1. Arthur (Leslie) Evans 1911– m. Elaine (Norma) Silk –1947
      2. 2. Irene (Jane) Evans 1906–1966 m. Daniel Mahoney –1956
        1. 1. Keith (Daniel) Mahoney 1925–
        2. 2. Elaine (Norma) Mahoney 1922–1984 m. Walter Scott 1924–2014
  2. 2. Thomas (Johnson) Ferguson 1843–1922
  3. 3. Robert Ferguson 1833–1883
  4. 4. James Ferguson 1840–1930 m. Amelia Duckham 1860–1941
    1. 1. Charles Ferguson 1889–1944
    2. 2. Jemina (Anderson) Ferguson 1875–1969
    3. 3. John Ferguson 1895–1978
    4. 4. Ann Ferguson 1886–1926
    5. 5. Robert Ferguson 1897–1931
    6. 6. James Ferguson 1879–1923
    7. 7. Lillian Ferguson 1903–1996
    8. 8. William (Henry) Ferguson 1908–1988

Isabella Best's Timeline

3 Records

1808
10 August 1808
Birth of Isabella Best in Scotland
Scotland
1808
16 Oct 1808
Isabella Best was baptized in Alnwick,Northumberland,England
Alnwick,Northumberland,England
1887
7 April 1887
Age 79
Death of Isabella Best in Yengarie, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Yengarie, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1808
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Alnwick,Northumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1887
    Event Place: Yengarie, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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