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George Best, farmer
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Date
Type
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1774
Born
In the Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
East Grinstead Parish Registers
 
18th September 1774
Christened
At St Swithin Parish Church in the Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex; parents George & Sarah Best
East Grinstead Parish Registers
 
14th January 1798
Birth of a son
Joseph in the Parish of Hadlow, Kent
Find a Grave
 
21st October 1798
Married
Ann Pearless at St. Mary's Church in the Parish of Leigh, Kent
Leigh Marriage Registers
 
14th January 1799
Birth of a son
George in the Parish of Speldhurst, Kent
Speldhurst Parish Registers
 
1800
Birth of a daughter
Ann in the Parish of Speldhurst, Kent
Speldhurst Parish Registers
 
26th February 1839
At Beer Shop House etc., Buildings (1 acres 1 roods 22 perches) plot 666; George Best (occupier and owner)
Rotherfield Tithe Map
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Upper Renby in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; George Best, M, Head, age 65 to 69, born Sussex; occupation: farmer
1841 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Mount Pleasant in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Head; occupation: retired farmer
1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
7th April 1861
Census
At Mount Pleasant, Boarshead in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; George Best, M, Head, widowed, age 86; occupation: retired farmer
1861 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
14th December 1866
Died
At Mount Pleasant in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; executors William Peerless of Langton, Speldhurst, carpenter and Henry Whitley of Garden Road, Tunbridge Wells, gentleman. Effects under £200
National Probate Calendars
 
19th December 1866
Buried
At Holy Trinity Church in the Parish of Eridge Green, Sussex; aged 92 years
Eridge Burial Registers

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The ancestral pedigree of George Best, farmer
   
 George Best
farmer
m: 21st Oct 1798 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, KentAnn Pearless 
 b: 1774 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 18th Sep 1774 St Swithin Parish Church
d: 14th Dec 1866 Mount Pleasant, Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 19th Dec 1866 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  b: 1779 Speldhurst, Kent
ch: 26th Sep 1779 St. Mary's Church
d: 4th Feb 1860 Mount Pleasant, Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 11th Feb 1860 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
 
  
   
 Joseph George Ann
 b: 14th Jan 1798 Hadlow, Kent
ch: 10th Feb 1799 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
d: 15th May 1892 Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 14th Jan 1799 Speldhurst, Kent
ch: 10th Feb 1799 St. Mary's Church
bur: 30th Jan 1803 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
 b: 1800 Speldhurst, Kent
ch: 12th Oct 1800 St. Mary's Church
      
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