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James BEST

Male 1821 - 1899  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James BEST was born in 1821 in Newton Northumberland; was christened on 31 Oct 1821 in Newbrough Northumberland; died in 1899.

    Family/Spouse: Jane HUDSON. Jane (daughter of Whitfield HUDSON and Margaret HODGSON) was born on 29 Nov 1824 in Ruffside Co Durham; was christened on 27 Jan 1825 in Primitive Methodist Circuit Edmunbyers Co Durham; died in 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Whitfield BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Consett Co Durham; was christened on 26 Mar 1851 in Wesleyan Methodists Shotley Bridge Co Durham; died in 1921.
    2. 3. James BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1857 in Consett Co Durham.
    3. 4. John BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Consett Co Durham.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Whitfield BEST Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1851 in Consett Co Durham; was christened on 26 Mar 1851 in Wesleyan Methodists Shotley Bridge Co Durham; died in 1921.

    Robert married Mary GREGORY in 1872. Mary (daughter of Thomas GREGORY and Ellen FARRIMOND) was born in 1853 in Wigan Lancashire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Jane Ellen BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1872 in Swalwell Co Durham; died on 23 Aug 1968; was buried in 1968 in Ferryhill Cemetery Co Durham.
    2. 6. Thomas BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    3. 7. James BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    4. 8. Robert BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    5. 9. Polly BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    6. 10. Harriet BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1883 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 1950.
    7. 11. Farrimond BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    8. 12. Lydia BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    9. 13. Ruth BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    10. 14. Hudson BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1892 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    11. 15. Edwin Whitfield BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1896 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  2. 3.  James BEST Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1857 in Consett Co Durham.

    James married Elizabeth THORBURN on 12 May 1883. Elizabeth (daughter of John THORBURN and Jane ?) was born in 1857 in Winlaton Co Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Sarah Jane BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886 in Scotswood Northumberland.
    2. 17. Mabel Ann BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1887 in Scotswood Northumberland.
    3. 18. Elizabeth Blanch BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889 in Scotswood Northumberland; died in 1892.
    4. 19. Margaret BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1891 in Scotswood Northumberland; died in 1892.
    5. 20. John Thorburn BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895 in Scotswood Northumberland.

  3. 4.  John BEST Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1859 in Consett Co Durham.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Jane Ellen BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 5 Dec 1872 in Swalwell Co Durham; died on 23 Aug 1968; was buried in 1968 in Ferryhill Cemetery Co Durham.

    Jane married Edwin WAGGETT in 1894. Edwin (son of John WAGGETT and Martha PALEY) was born on 9 Feb 1872 in Middlestone Co Durham; died on 23 Jun 1953 in Bishop Auckland General Hospital Bishop Auckland Co Durham; was buried in 1953 in Ferryhill Cemetery Co Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Ruby WAGGETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1895 in Ferryhill Station Co Durham; was christened on 27 Jul 1895 in Spennymoor Primitive Methodist Circuit Co Durham; died on 18 Dec 1973.
    2. 22. Rita WAGGETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1896 in Chilton Lane Chilton Co Durham; was christened on 3 Feb 1897 in Spennymoor Primitive Methodist Circuit Co Durham; died on 2 May 1968; was cremated in 1968 in Durham Crematorium Durham Co Durham.
    3. 23. Rhoda WAGGETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1904 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 2001.

  2. 6.  Thomas BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1874 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  3. 7.  James BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1876 in Swalwell Co Durham.

    James married Ann Isabella MARSHALL in 1895. Ann (daughter of Robert MARSHALL and Ellen CORK) was born in 1874 in Dunston Co Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Ann BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897 in Dunston Co Durham.
    2. 25. Mary E BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900 in Dunston Co Durham.
    3. 26. James BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1903 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.
    4. 27. Lizzie BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.
    5. 28. Harriett BEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.

  4. 8.  Robert BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1879 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  5. 9.  Polly BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1881 in Swalwell Co Durham.

    Polly married Jacob OLOMAN in 1901. Jacob (son of Walter Hudgson OLOMAN and Annie Maria GULLIS) was born in 1881 in Ferryhill Co Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 10.  Harriet BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Mar 1883 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 1950.

    Harriet married Frederick PARKER in 1904. Frederick was born on 3 Nov 1874 in Warden Law Co Durham; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Ethel PARKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Swalwell Co Durham.
    2. 30. Edward Leslie PARKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1910 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 1987.
    3. 31. Edna PARKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1914 in Swalwell Co Durham; died on 15 May 1979.

  7. 11.  Farrimond BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1885 in Swalwell Co Durham.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 12.  Lydia BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1886 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  9. 13.  Ruth BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1890 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  10. 14.  Hudson BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1892 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  11. 15.  Edwin Whitfield BEST Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1896 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  12. 16.  Sarah Jane BEST Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born in 1886 in Scotswood Northumberland.

  13. 17.  Mabel Ann BEST Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born in 1887 in Scotswood Northumberland.

  14. 18.  Elizabeth Blanch BEST Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born in 1889 in Scotswood Northumberland; died in 1892.

  15. 19.  Margaret BEST Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born in 1891 in Scotswood Northumberland; died in 1892.

  16. 20.  John Thorburn BEST Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born in 1895 in Scotswood Northumberland.


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Ruby WAGGETT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 6 Jul 1895 in Ferryhill Station Co Durham; was christened on 27 Jul 1895 in Spennymoor Primitive Methodist Circuit Co Durham; died on 18 Dec 1973.

    Ruby married Ernest OGLETHORPE on 18 Dec 1915 in St Luke Ferryhill Co Durham. Ernest (son of William Andrew OGLETHORPE and Frances ROBSON) was born on 12 Nov 1893 in Spennymoor Co Durham; died on 11 Jul 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Kenneth OGLETHORPE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1917; died in 1970.
    2. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 22.  Rita WAGGETT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 31 Dec 1896 in Chilton Lane Chilton Co Durham; was christened on 3 Feb 1897 in Spennymoor Primitive Methodist Circuit Co Durham; died on 2 May 1968; was cremated in 1968 in Durham Crematorium Durham Co Durham.

    Rita married Arthur Nicholson RUTTER on 1 Sep 1919 in Ferryhill Primitive Methodist Ferryhill Co Durham. Arthur (son of Stephen RUTTER and Annie Elizabeth NICHOLSON) was born in 1895 in Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland; died on 2 May 1965; was cremated in 1965 in Durham Crematorium Durham Co Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Edwin W RUTTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1924; died in 1999.
    2. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 23.  Rhoda WAGGETT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 26 Jul 1904 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 2001.

    Rhoda married James CLELLAND on 8 Nov 1930 in Ferryhill Primitive Methodist Ferryhill Co Durham. James was born on 7 Mar 1903; died in 1961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Clive CLELLAND  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jun 1934 in 16 Rowlandson Terrace Broom Ferryhill Co Durham; was christened on 8 Jun 1934 in Spennymoor Primitive Methodist Circuit Co Durham; died in 1934.
    3. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 24.  Ann BEST Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1897 in Dunston Co Durham.

  5. 25.  Mary E BEST Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1900 in Dunston Co Durham.

  6. 26.  James BEST Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1903 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.

  7. 27.  Lizzie BEST Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1906 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.

  8. 28.  Harriett BEST Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1909 in Pallion Sunderland Co Durham.

  9. 29.  Ethel PARKER Descendancy chart to this point (10.Harriet3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born in 1905 in Swalwell Co Durham.

  10. 30.  Edward Leslie PARKER Descendancy chart to this point (10.Harriet3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Aug 1910 in Swalwell Co Durham; died in 1987.

  11. 31.  Edna PARKER Descendancy chart to this point (10.Harriet3, 2.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Mar 1914 in Swalwell Co Durham; died on 15 May 1979.

    Edna married Henry LOWIS in 1944. Henry was born on 8 Sep 1911; died in 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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