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Vera Best 1917–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Birmingham

Death Date: 22 May 1948

Death Location: Birmingham, England

Father: Alfred Best

Mother: Florence Clutterbuck

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Vera Best was born in 1917 in Birmingham, the child of Alfred Best And Florence May Clutterbuck. In 1939, Vera Best resided in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Vera Best married Sidney Phillips, and had children including Gillian V Phillips. Vera Best passed away in 1948 in Birmingham, England.

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Biography

  • Vera Best was born in 1917 in Birmingham, the child of Alfred Best And Florence May Clutterbuck.
  • In 1939, Vera Best resided in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
  • Vera Best married Sidney Phillips, and had children including Gillian V Phillips.
  • Vera Best passed away in 1948 in Birmingham, England.

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Vera Best's Ancestors

Self
Vera Best
1917–1948
Birth Place: Birmingham
Parents
Alfred Best
1878–1937
Bk 42 Clark Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Florence (May) Clutterbuck
1880–1959
Birmingham
Grandparents
William Best
1844–1922
Communication Row, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Elizabeth Dowell
1843–1906
16 Court Darwin Street, Parish of Aston
Joseph Clutterbuck
1837–
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Caroline Smallbun
1837–
Birmingham Warwickshire England
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

Vera Best's Timeline

4 Records

1917
14 Mar 1917
Birth of Vera Best in Birmingham
Birmingham
1939
1939
Age 22
Vera Best resided here in Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
1948
22 May 1948
Age 31
Death of Vera Best in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
1948
29 Jul 1948
Age 31
Vera Best - Probate in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Birmingham
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 187
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 6d, Page 267
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015517B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Birmingham, West Midlands, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1955, Midlands Historical Data; Solihull, West Midlands; Midlands Electoral Rolls 1832-1955
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015517B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1948
    Event Place: Birmingham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 187

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1948
    Event Place: Birmingham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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