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William Best, gardener and groom
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Type
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1838
Born
At Upper Edward Street in the Parish of Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Parish Registers
 
23rd September 1838
Christened
At PSx.Church in the Parish of Brighton, Sussex; parents Henry & Amelia Best
Brighton Parish Registers
 
6th April 1861
Married
Eliza Diggins at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church in the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent; witnesses William Taylor & Mark Cork (brother-in-law)
Tonbridge Marriage Registers
 
1871
Birth of a daughter
Caroline in the Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex
1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
 
2nd April 1871
Census
At Back Lane in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; William Best, M, Head, married, age 30, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: jobbing gardener
1871 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
1874
Birth of a son
William in the Parish of Speldhurst, Kent
1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
 
1878
Birth of a daughter
Emily in the Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex
1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
 
1880
Birth of a daughter
Sarah in the Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex
1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
 
3rd April 1881
Census
At Bellmont Cottage in the Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex; William Best, M, Head, married, age 41, born Brighton; occupation: gardener and groom
1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex

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The ancestral pedigree of William Best, gardener and groom
   
 William Best
gardener and groom		m: 6th Apr 1861 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, KentEliza Diggins 
 b: 1838 Upper Edward Street, Brighton, Sussex
ch: 23rd Sep 1838 PSx.Church		  b: 1843 Frant, Sussex
ch: 28th May 1843 St. Alban's Church		 
  
    
 Caroline William Emily Sarah
 b: 1871 Wadhurst, Sussex b: 1874 Speldhurst, Kent b: 1878 Wadhurst, Sussex b: 1880 Wadhurst, Sussex
     
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