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Johanna Best 1505–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 September 1545

Death Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Marshall

Mother: Lady (Haigh)

Spouse(s): Richard Best, Richard II

Children(s): Henry (Beist)

The story of Johanna Best began in 1505 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Johanna Best married Laurence Haigh, Richard Best, Richard Best Lord Of Brereton Ii, and had children including Henry Best Beist. Johanna Best passed away in 1545 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Johanna Best began in 1505 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • Johanna Best married Laurence Haigh, Richard Best, Richard Best Lord Of Brereton Ii, and had children including Henry Best Beist.
  • Johanna Best passed away in 1545 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johanna Best's Ancestors

Self
Johanna Best
1505–1545
Birth Place: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Haigh Sneyde VI High Sheriff of Marshall
1485–1541
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Johanna Rogers) (Haigh)
1480–1535
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Thomas Haigh) II
1460–1539
Slaithwaite
Mary (Ann) Haworth
1460–1485
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Best's Descendants

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Johanna Best (1505–6 September 1545) m. Richard Best (1501–8 November 1551) m. Richard (Best, Lord of Brereton) II (1501–1551-11-08)
  1. 1. Henry (Best) (Beist) 1528–1572 m. Margarita (“Maud” Best nee) Mawd 1531–1572 m. Margareta Mawd 1531–1572
    1. 1. William (Henry Beste de) Ovenden 1553–1614 m. Gertraud Kircher 1557–1618 m. Elizabeth Clyffe 1545–1577 m. Elizabeth Robinson 1568–1596 m. Grace (Elizabeth) Boithes 1557–1628
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Bridget) Best-Shaw-Andrews 1592–1671 m. Abraham Shaw 1585–1638
        1. 1. Martha Shaw 1631–1697 m. Henry Tucker 1619–1694
        2. 2. Lieut (John Abraham) Shaw 1630–1704

Johanna Best's Timeline

3 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Johanna Best in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1541
10 October 1541
Age 36
Johanna Best was married in Compton Chamberlain, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Compton Chamberlain, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1545
6 September 1545
Age 40
Death of Johanna Best in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 224.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FSD
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 October 1541
    Event Place: Compton Chamberlain, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Narford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1545
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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