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Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Kent by William Berry published 1830 - pp. 14; 382

Name

Date & Parish/Area

Father

Mother

Source

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

M

b: 1850 Parish of Framfield, Sussex

George Best, farmer

Eliza Best [Bannister]

Fletching Parish Registers

F

b: 1850 Parish of Brighton, Sussex

Mary Elizabeth Best [Vigor]

1851 Census

M

b: 1850 Parish of Isfield, Sussex

William Best, farm labourer

1851 Census
Isfield, Sussex

F

b: 1851 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

John Best, carrier

Harriett Best [Osborne]

1861 Census

Mary Ann Best [Poste]

F

b: 1851 Parish of Framfield, Sussex
d: Apr 1875 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

Kathleen Hilborn's records

William H. Best

M

b: 1851 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

Henry Best, innkeeper

1851 Census
Uckfield, Sussex

F

b: 1852 Parish of Lewes, Sussex

1881 Census
Fletching, Sussex

Emma Annie Best

F

b: 1852 County of Herefordshire

1881 Census
Cranbrook, Kent

Jane Eliza Bannister [Best]

F

b: 1852 Parish of Framfield, Sussex

George Best, farmer

Eliza Best [Bannister]

Fletching Parish Registers

Thomas Best, stationart engineer

M

b: 1852 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

F

b: 1853 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1861 Census

F

b: 1853 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Henry Best, farm labourer

Mary Best [Brown]

1861 Census
Frant and Tunbridge Wells, Sussex

Jane Best [Holmes]

F

b: Dec 1853 Parish of Framfield, Sussex

Bright Holmes, farm bailiff

Harriet Holmes [Dadswell] [Walter]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

Alice Turner [Best]

F

b: 1854 Parish of Limpsfield, Surrey

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Charles Best, coachman domestic servant

M

b: 1854 County of Middlesex

1881 Census
Cranbrook, Kent

F

b: 1855 County of Suffolk

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

Clara Emma Best

F

b: 1855 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

1881 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

M

b: 1855 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

F

b: 1855 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

John Best, carrier

Harriett Best [Osborne]

1861 Census

Matilda Funnell [Best]

F

b: 1855 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

William Thomas Best

M

b: 1855 Parish of Hartfield, Sussex

Elizabeth Best [Wilmshurst]

Hartfield Parish Registers

Frances Mary Ann Farnes [Bates] [Best]

F

b: Jan to Mar 1855 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1861 Census

F

b: 1856 Parish of Hartfield, Sussex

Elizabeth Best [Wilmshurst]

Hartfield Parish Registers

M

b: 1856 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

William Best, labourer

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1857 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

M

b: 1858 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1858 County of Surrey

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

M

b: 1858 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

William Best, labourer

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1859 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

F

b: 1859 County of Somerset

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

M

b: 1859 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

F

b: 1859 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

M

b: 1860 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

Henry Best, wheelwright

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

F

b: 1860 Parish of Fletching, Sussex

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

F

b: 1861 Parish of Redhill, Surrey

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

M

b: 1861 Parish of Wateringbury, Kent

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

William Best, corn merchant

M

b: 1861 County of Norfolk

1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

James Best, farmer

M

b: 27^th Nov 1861 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

M

b: 1862 County of Bedfordshire

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

F

b: 1862 Parish of Nutley, Sussex

1881 Census
Little Horsted, Sussex

Penelope Shephard Best

F

b: 1862 County of Berkshire

1891 Census
Westerham, Kent

Forest Best, coachman

M

b: 1863 County of Dorset

1891 Census
Westerham, Kent

George William Best

M

b: 1863 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Withyham Parish Registers

F

b: 1863 Parish of Pembury, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

M

b: 1864 Parish of Wateringbury, Kent

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

Ellen Wickens [Best]

F

b: 13^th Jul 1864 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

F

b: 8^th Aug 1864 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

F

b: 1865 County of Norfolk

1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

F

b: 1865 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1865 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

Emily Jane Best

F

b: 1865 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Withyham Parish Registers

M

b: 1865 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Henry Best, labourer

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

F

b: 1865 County of Kent

1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

F

b: c 1865

Withyham Parish Registers

F

b: c 1865

Mayfield Parish Registers

M

b: c 1865

Withyham Parish Registers

M

b: c 1865

Mayfield Parish Registers

Annie Killick [Best]

F

b: 1866 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

M

b: 1866

Sussex Parish Registers

M

b: 10^th May 1866 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

F

b: 28^th Aug 1866 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

F

b: 1867 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Annie Harriett Best

F

b: 1867 Parish of Fletching, Sussex

Alfred Best, farmer

Elizabeth Best [Dadswell]

1881 Census
Fletching, Sussex

F

b: 1867 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Henry Best, labourer

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

F

b: 1867 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

M

b: 1867 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

William Best, labourer

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

M

b: 1867 Parish of Capel, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

F

b: 1868 County of Middlesex

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

F

b: 1868 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1868 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Lydia Best [Turner]

Withyham Parish Registers

F

b: 25^th Feb 1868 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

M

b: 28^th Oct 1868 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

F

b: 1869 Parish of Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Thomas S. Best, carpenter

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

F

b: 1869 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Henry Best, labourer

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

M

b: 1869 Parish of Pembury, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

George Thomas Best

M

b: 1869 Parish of Fletching, Sussex

George Best, farmer

1881 Census
Horsted Keynes, Sussex

M

b: 1870 Parish of Gravesend, Kent

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Catherine Best [Marchant]

F

b: 1870

Sussex Parish Registers

M

b: 1870 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

Edward Best, sawyer

Charlotte Best [Brown]

1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex

F

b: 1870 Parish of Buxted, Sussex

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

M

b: 1870 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Lydia Best [Turner]

Withyham Parish Registers

F

b: 1870 London

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

F

b: 1870 Parish of Danehill, Sussex

Alfred Best, farmer

Elizabeth Best [Dadswell]

1881 Census
Fletching, Sussex

F

b: 3^rd Mar 1870 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

Annie Louisa Best

F

b: 1871 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Mary Ann Best [Poste]

1881 Census
Uckfield, Sussex

F

b: 1871 Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex

William Best, gardener and groom

1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex

F

b: 1871 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

M

b: 1871 Parish of Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Thomas S. Best, carpenter

1881 Census
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Henry Best, railway clerk

M

b: 1871 County of Norfolk

1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

M

b: 1872 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

M

b: 1872 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

Thomas Henry Best

M

b: 1872 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Withyham Parish Registers

M

b: 12^th Mar 1872 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

M

b: 1873 Parish of Forest Row, Sussex

Henry Best, labourer

1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex

M

b: 1873 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

1881 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

M

b: 1873 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

F

b: 1873 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

M

b: 17^th Dec 1873 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

F

b: 1874 Parish of Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Lydia Best [Turner]

Melanie Beard's records

M

b: 1874 Parish of Speldhurst, Kent

William Best, gardener and groom

1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex

F

b: 1875 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

M

b: 1875 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

James Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent

F

b: 1876 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

Alice Elizabeth Best

F

b: 1876 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

M

b: 1877 Parish of Bidborough, Kent

Richard Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Penshurst, Kent

M

b: 1877 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

M

b: 1878 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

F

b: 1878 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

F

b: 1878 Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex

William Best, gardener and groom

1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex

F

b: 1878 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

M

b: 1878 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

Percy J. Best, coach smith

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

Charles William Best

M

b: 1879 County of Middlesex

Charles Best, coachman domestic servant

Emma Annie Best

1881 Census
Cranbrook, Kent

Ethel Margaret Best

F

b: 1879 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

1881 Census
Uckfield, Sussex

F

b: 1879 Parish of Hadlow, Kent

Richard Best, farm labourer

1881 Census
Penshurst, Kent

Florence Emma Best

F

b: 1880 County of Middlesex

Charles Best, coachman domestic servant

Emma Annie Best

1881 Census
Cranbrook, Kent

M

b: 1880 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

Henry Best, wheelwright

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

F

b: 1880 Parish of Hadlow Down, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Eridge Parish Registers

Herbert H. Best

M

b: 1880 Parish of Sevenoaks, Kent

Percy J. Best, coach smith

1881 Census
Sevenoaks, Kent

F

b: 1880 Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex

William Best, gardener and groom

1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex

M

b: Dec 1880 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Owen Best, farmer

Ann Best [Mills]

1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

Cicely (Crosby) Best

F

b: 1881 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

Rotherfield Parish Registers

M

b: 1881 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Ann Best, farmer

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

M

b: 1882

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

Emily Jane Best

F

b: 1883 Parish of Uckfield, Sussex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

M

b: 1885 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

James Best, farmer

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

F

b: 1886 Parish of Mayfield, Sussex

Mayfield Parish Registers

M

b: 1886 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

Mary Elizabeth Best

F

b: 1886 Parish of Withyham, Sussex

Withyham Parish Registers

M

b: 1887 Parish of Langton Green, Kent

James Best, farmer

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

F

b: 1887 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

Thomas Best, stationart engineer

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

M

b: 1888 Parish of Ringmer, Sussex

James Best, farmer

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

M

b: 1888 Parish of Buxted, Sussex

Edwin Best, farmer

Mary Best [Moon]

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

Eleanor Jessie Best

F

b: 1889 Parish of Westerham, Kent

Forest Best, coachman

Penelope Shephard Best

1891 Census
Westerham, Kent

F

b: 1889 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

Thomas Best, stationart engineer

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

Charles Henry Best

M

b: 1890 County of Middlesex

1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex

M

b: 1890 Parish of Buxted, Sussex

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

F

b: 1890 Parish of Ringmer, Sussex

James Best, farmer

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

Alice Best [Harman]

F

b: 10^th Nov 1890 Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
d: 10^th Apr 1968

Samuel Harman, carpenter

Sarah Edith Harman [Kent]

Dorothy Emily Best

F

b: 1891 Parish of Westerham, Kent

Forest Best, coachman

Penelope Shephard Best

1891 Census
Westerham, Kent

F

b: 1891 Parish of Ringmer, Sussex

1911 Census
Withyham, Sussex

M

b: 1891

M

b: 1891 Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

Thomas Best, stationart engineer

1891 Census
Tonbridge, Kent

F

b: 1891 County of Middlesex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

F

b: 1893 Parish of Nuthurst, Sussex

George James Best, beerhouse keeper

Jane Best [Holmes]

Kathleen Hilborn's records

M

b: 1898 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Mercy Emily Best

F

b: 1899 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Alfred Enoch Best

M

b: c 1900

Colin Hobbs' records

Mary Annie Best

F

b: 1902 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Amelia Jane Best [Hobbs]

F

b: 1903 Parish of Maresfield, Sussex

David James Hobbs

Elizabeth Emily Hobbs [Penfold]

Colin Hobbs' records

Grace Alice Best

F

b: 1904 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Edwin Best

M

b: 1906 Parish of Crowborough, Sussex

Owen Best, grocer's stockkeeper (porter)

1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Joseph Harry Best

M

b: 21^st Aug 1916

Alice Best [Harman]

F

b: c 1920

F

b: c 1920

M

b: May 1924
d: Jun 1924 Parish of Waldron, Sussex

Henry Ades' & David Wright's records

F

b: c 1945

Joseph Harry Best

M

b: c 1945

Joseph Harry Best

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