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Thomas Best 1872–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1872

Birth Location: Indigo, Victoria

Death Date: 10 May 1954

Death Location: Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia

Father: George Best

Mother: Mary Halls

Spouse(s): Theresa Woodward

Children(s): George Best

The story of Thomas Best began in 1872 in Indigo, Victoria. Thomas Best married Theresa Woodward, and had children including George Best. Thomas Best passed away in 1954 in Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Best began in 1872 in Indigo, Victoria.
  • Thomas Best married Theresa Woodward, and had children including George Best.
  • Thomas Best passed away in 1954 in Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia.

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Thomas Best's Ancestors

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Thomas Best
1872–1954
Birth Place: Indigo, Victoria
Parents
George Best
1845–1914
Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Halls
1840–1914
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John (Henry) Halls
1814–
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Tonkin
1821–1870
, Cornwall, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Tonkin
1778–
Martha Williams
1784–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tonkin
1730–1790
Jane Boone
1744–1823
Colan Williams
1759–1863
Mary Uren
1760–

Thomas Best's Descendants

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Thomas Best (Abt 1872–10 May 1954) m. Theresa Woodward (1870–15 April 1923)
  1. 1. George Best 1894–1968 m. Emily (Margaret) Porter 1896–1929
    1. 1. Hilma (Marshall) Best 1923–1987 m. William (Fenton) Barnfield 1921–2001

Thomas Best's Timeline

2 Records

1872
Abt 1872
Birth of Thomas Best in Indigo, Victoria
Indigo, Victoria
1954
10 May 1954
Age 82
Death of Thomas Best in Brunswick, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1872
    Event Place: Indigo, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1954
    Event Place: Brunswick, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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