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Mary Doris Best 1897–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Death Date: 13 Mar 1982

Death Location: Smethwick Warley West Midlands

Father: William Best

Mother: Annie Moran

Spouse(s): William Spurrier

Children(s):

Mary Doris Best was born in 1897 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the child of William Best And Annie Moran. In 1901, Mary Doris Best resided in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England. In 1911, Mary Doris Best resided in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England. Mary Doris Best married William Spurrier. Mary Doris Best passed away in 1982 in Smethwick Warley West Midlands.

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Biography

  • Mary Doris Best was born in 1897 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the child of William Best And Annie Moran.
  • In 1901, Mary Doris Best resided in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England.
  • In 1911, Mary Doris Best resided in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England.
  • Mary Doris Best married William Spurrier.
  • Mary Doris Best passed away in 1982 in Smethwick Warley West Midlands.

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Mary Best's Ancestors

Self
Mary Best
1897–1982
Birth Place: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Parents
William Best
1867–1935
Bk of 50 Tindall Street, Birmingham
Annie Moran
1869–
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William Best
1844–1922
Communication Row, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Elizabeth Dowell
1843–1906
16 Court Darwin Street, Parish of Aston
Great-Grandparents
William Best
1817–1850
Maria Fisher
1820–1892
Jones Dowell
1801–1876
Elizabeth Robottom
1800–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Best
1795–
Elizabeth Humpage
1797–1853
James Dowell
1776–1849

Mary Best's Timeline

6 Records

1897
20 Jan 1897
Birth of Mary Doris Best in Edgbaston, Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
1901
1901
Age 4
Mary Doris Best resided here in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 14
Mary Doris Best resided here in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England
Oldbury, Staffordshire, England
1939
1939
Age 42
Mary Doris Best resided here in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1982
13 Mar 1982
Age 85
Death of Mary Doris Best in Smethwick Warley West Midlands
Smethwick Warley West Midlands
1982
13 May 1982
Age 85
Mary Doris Best - Probate in Birmingham
Birmingham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17279; Schedule Number: 236
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2815; Folio: 136; Page: 11
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015258B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2815; Folio: 136; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Oldbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17279; Schedule Number: 236

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015258B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1982
    Event Place: Smethwick Warley West Midlands
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 May 1982
    Event Place: Birmingham
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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