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Victor Percy (Percy) Best 1906–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 Oct 1974

Death Location: Goonellabah, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Richard Best

Mother: Jessie FORT

Spouse(s): Doris Court

Children(s):

Victor Percy (Percy) Best was born in 1906 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of Richard Percy Best And Jessie Rose Rose Fort. In 1931, Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided in Coorparoo, Moreton, Queensland, Australia. In 1938, Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided in Gibson Cres, Highland Park, Queensland, Australia. Victor Percy (Percy) Best married Doris Olive Court. Victor Percy (Percy) Best passed away in 1974 in Goonellabah, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Victor Percy (Percy) Best was born in 1906 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of Richard Percy Best And Jessie Rose Rose Fort.
  • In 1931, Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided in Coorparoo, Moreton, Queensland, Australia.
  • In 1938, Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided in Gibson Cres, Highland Park, Queensland, Australia.
  • Victor Percy (Percy) Best married Doris Olive Court.
  • Victor Percy (Percy) Best passed away in 1974 in Goonellabah, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Victor Best's Ancestors

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Victor Best
1906–1974
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Richard Percy Best
1884–1968
Derrylard,Armagh,Ireland
Jessie (Rose (Rose)) FORT
1882–1957
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Best
1853–1937
Derryland Armagh Ireland
Martha Mccullough
1858–1933
William (Henry) Fort
1835–1899
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Ann (Maria) Wise
1841–1919
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
David Fort
1815–1885
Elizabeth Clapperton
1809–1882
James Wise
1814–1851
Charlotte Dix
1817–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William FORT
1783–1833
Elizabeth Leishman
1787–1832
Adam Clapperton
1779–1851
Elizabeth McDonald
1784–1847

Victor Best's Timeline

4 Records

1906
1906
Birth of Victor Percy (Percy) Best in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1931
1931
Age 25
Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided here in Coorparoo, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
Coorparoo, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
1938
1938
Age 32
Victor Percy (Percy) Best resided here in Gibson Cres, Highland Park, Queensland, Australia
Gibson Cres, Highland Park, Queensland, Australia
1974
10 Oct 1974
Age 68
Death of Victor Percy (Percy) Best in Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia
Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Coffs Harbour District Family History Society; Collection Title: Coffs Harbour and District Deaths, Burials, Cremations – 1866 to 2003
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Coorparoo, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Gibson Cres, Highland Park, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Coffs Harbour District Family History Society; Collection Title: Coffs Harbour and District Deaths, Burials, Cremations – 1866 to 2003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Coffs Harbour District Family History Society; Collection Title: Coffs Harbour and District Deaths, Burials, Cremations – 1866 to 2003
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goonellabah, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Coffs Harbour District Family History Society; Collection Title: Coffs Harbour and District Deaths, Burials, Cremations – 1866 to 2003
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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