John BEST

Abt 1840 - 1885  (45 years)

• Name	John BEST
  Birth	Abt 1840	St Austell, Cornwall
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FE91D764A2B04B6FA724328DB635ECFB329D
  Death	Dec 1885	Redruth RD   [1]
  Notes	1871 census: in Carn Brea, Cornwall (all BEST ), John (head, 31, tin miner, born St Austell, Cornwall), Susan A (wife, 27, dress maker, born Illogan, Cornwall) and Laura (daughter, 2 weeks, born Illogan, Cornwall). 1881 census: in Dunmeer, Bodmin, Cornwall (all BEST ), John (head, 41, sawyer, born St Austell, Cornwall), Susan (wife, 37, born Illogan, Cornwall) and Laura A (daughter, 10, scholar, born Illogan, Cornwall). John died, aged 44, in Q4 1885. In the 1891 census, his widow Susan appeared with her son Francis George BEST. In the 1891 census, Susan A BEST (widow, 47, dressmaker) appeared with her son-in-law Francis G WEBBER (qv).
  Person ID	I1905	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Susan Ann CARPENTER,   b. Mar 1844, Illogan, Cornwall d. Sep 1923, Redruth RD (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1870	Redruth RD   [2]
  Children	1. Laura Annie BEST,   b. Jun 1871, Illogan, Cornwall d. 20 Oct 1953, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] BMD index, aged 44, Q4 1885 Redruth 5c/153. (Reliability: 3). [S36] BMD index, Q2 1870 Redruth 5c/359. (Reliability: 3).