The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. James Best, farm labourer He was born 1804 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Oct 1804 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex, parents John & Sarah Best
	He married Ann King on 28^th Feb 1824 at St. Mary's Church, Barcombe, Sussex. She was born 1810 at Barcombe, Sussex; christened 27^th May 1810 at St. Mary's Church, Barcombe, Sussex, parents John & Ann King. They had the following children:
2	i	George who was born 1827 at Newick, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. George Best, farmer was the son of James Best, farm labourer and Ann Best [King]. He was born 1827 at Newick, Sussex
	He married Eliza Bannister on 8^th Mar 1849 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1827 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 4^th Jun 1827 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
3	i	George James who was born 1850 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Mar 1850 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best
4	ii	Jane Eliza who was born 1852 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Jan 1852 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best

Generation No. 3
	3. George James Best, beerhouse keeper was the son of George Best, farmer and Eliza Best [Bannister]. He was born 1850 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Mar 1850 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, son of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best
	He married (1) Mary Ann Poste on Apr to June 1870, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q2 Vol 2b Page 148. She was born 1851 at Framfield, Sussex; died Apr 1875 at Uckfield, Sussex, aged 25 years; buried 4^th Apr 1875 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Annie Louisa who was born 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Jane Holmes on 22^nd Dec 1875 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born Dec 1853 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1^st Jan 1854 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Bright (farmer) & Harriet Holmes. They had the following children:
	i	Trayton who was born 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
	ii	Lily who was born 1878 at Uckfield, Sussex
	iii	William who was born 1882
	iv	Emily Jane who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Oct 1883 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of George James (beerhouse keeper) & Jane Best
	v	Violet who was born 1891 at Edgware, Middlesex
	vi	Dorothea who was born 1893 at Nuthurst, Sussex

	4. Jane Eliza Bannister [Best] was the daughter of George Best, farmer and Eliza Best [Bannister]. She was born 1852 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Jan 1852 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, daughter of George (brickmaker) & Eliza Best
	She married Trayton Bannister, steam threshing machinist on Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 223. He was born 1834 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 6^th Nov 1834 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, son of John (farmer) & Mary Bannister