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Richard William Best 1523–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

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

Death Date: 8 Nov 1551

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

Father: Richard Best

Mother: Johane Elliott

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Richard William Best was born in 1523 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Henry Best And Johane Elliott. Richard William Best passed away in 1551 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard William Best was born in 1523 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Henry Best And Johane Elliott.
  • Richard William Best passed away in 1551 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Best's Ancestors

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Richard Best
1523–1551
Birth Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Henry Best
1501–1551
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Johane Elliott
1505–1545
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Best\) 3-22
1475–1544
Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Johanna (Overton) Best
1480–1544
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Richard Best's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Richard William Best in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1551
8 Nov 1551
Age 28
Death of Richard William Best in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1551
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

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