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Sarah Best 1869–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1869

Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Apr 1956

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: William Best

Mother: Mary Carr

Spouse(s): Thos Copeland

Children(s): Thomas Copeland, Margaret Copeland, Isabella Copeland, Winifred Copeland, Mary Copeland, William Copeland, Cecilia Copeland, Norman Copeland, John Copeland

Sarah Best was born in 1869 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England, the child of William Best And Mary Jane Metcalf Carr. In 1871, Sarah Best resided in All Saints and Christchurch, Northumberland, Engla. In 1881, Sarah Best resided in South Shields, Durham, England. Sarah Best married Thos Copeland, and had children including Cecilia Copeland, Isabella Copeland, John Copeland, Margaret A Copeland, Mary J Copeland, Norman Copeland, Thomas T Copeland, William Best Copeland, Winifred M Copeland. Sarah Best passed away in 1956 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Sarah Best was born in 1869 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England, the child of William Best And Mary Jane Metcalf Carr.
  • In 1871, Sarah Best resided in All Saints and Christchurch, Northumberland, Engla.
  • In 1881, Sarah Best resided in South Shields, Durham, England.
  • Sarah Best married Thos Copeland, and had children including Cecilia Copeland, Isabella Copeland, John Copeland, Margaret A Copeland, Mary J Copeland, Norman Copeland, Thomas T Copeland, William Best Copeland, Winifred M Copeland.
  • Sarah Best passed away in 1956 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Best's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Best
1869–1956
Birth Place: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Parents
William Best
1846–1870
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mary (Jane Metcalf) Carr
1846–1911
Newcastle Byker, SUNDERLAND, Tyne and Wear, England
Grandparents
William Best
1816–
Wooler, Northumberland, England
Isabella Best
1815–
Wooler, Northumberland, England
Richard (Metcalf) Carr
1822–
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Tyne and Wear England
Margaret Nunn
1823–
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Tyne and Wear England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Carr
1792–
Anne Pyle
1798–
William Nunn
1800–
Mary Binney
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Carr
1771–
Sarah Jackson
1770–
robert Pile
1774–
Ann Chrisp
1771–1850
Robert Nunn
1770–
Mary Coulson
1770–
John Binny
1764–1831
Jane Grieve
1775–1819

Sarah Best's Descendants

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Sarah Best (20 Jan 1869–Apr 1956) m. Thos Copeland (1866–)
  1. 1. Thomas (T) Copeland 1889–
  2. 2. Margaret (A) Copeland 1892–
  3. 3. Isabella Copeland 1897–
  4. 4. Winifred (M) Copeland 1900–
  5. 5. Mary (J) Copeland 1894–
  6. 6. William (Best) Copeland 1906–1959 m. Florence Querry 1909–1996
  7. 7. Cecilia Copeland 1902–
  8. 8. Norman Copeland 1909–
  9. 9. John Copeland 1904–

Sarah Best's Timeline

9 Records

1869
20 Jan 1869
Birth of Sarah Best in Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
1871
1871
Age 2
Sarah Best resided here in All Saints and Christchurch, Northumberland, England
All Saints and Christchurch, Northumberland, England
1881
1881
Age 12
Sarah Best resided here in South Shields, Durham, England
South Shields, Durham, England
1891
1891
Age 22
Sarah Best resided here in Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, England
Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 32
Sarah Best resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 42
Sarah Best resided here in Sunderland, England
Sunderland, England
1939
1939
Age 70
Sarah Best resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1956
Apr 1956
Age 87
Death of Sarah Best in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1962
6 Sep 1962
Age 93
Sarah Best - Probate in Durham, England
Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1869
    Event Place: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4150; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6099260
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5020; Folio: 95; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342209
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 865
    [5] 1871 England Census
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4723; Folio: 10; Page: 11
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1012717e

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: All Saints and Christchurch, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5020; Folio: 95; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342209

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4150; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6099260

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4723; Folio: 10; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Sunderland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1012717e

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1956
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 865

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1962
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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