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Edwin BEST

Edwin BEST[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1841 - 1912  (71 years)


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  • Name Edwin BEST  [2, 3, 4]
    Birth 1841  Bryanston, Blandford Forum, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 23 May 1841  Bryanston, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male
    Married 1861  Penrith, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 1912  Mount Victoria (Lithgow), New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I28048057220  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father George BEST,   b. 1816, Bryanston, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 June 1879, North Villa, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Mother Sarah COFFIN,   b. 1818, Blandford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 March 1894, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 18 Dec 1840  Blandford St Mary, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann GOOUD,   b. Abt 1839, Marylebone London Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Parramatta, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Marriage 7 Feb 1861  Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Gertrude Emma BEST,   b. 11 Dec 1861, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1933, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Henry Edwin (Harry) BEST,   b. 1863, Ryde NSW Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950 (Age 87 years)
     3. Henry Edwin BEST,   b. 1863, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1864, Balmain, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     4. Florence Augusta Elizabeth BEST,   b. 1865, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Auburn, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Henry Edwin Harry BEST,   b. 1867, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950, Parramatta, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Beatrice Louisa BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1869, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1955, Epping, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     7. George Alfred BEST,   b. 1871, Concord, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1934, Auburn, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     8. Frederick Norman BEST,   b. 1873, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1946, Ashfield, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     9. Sarah Ann BEST,   b. 1876, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1936, Newtown, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     10. Norman BEST,   b. 1880, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953, Camden NSW Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     11. Arthur William BEST,   b. 1882, Ryde, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938, Randwick, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S_1250034114] Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S_946112902] Ancestry.com, Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S_1314400270] Ancestry.com, Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.Original data: Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.), Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/BRY: RE 1/1 - 3, 2/1, 3/1 - 3, 4/1, 5/1 - 2, 6/1.

    5. [S_1250226418] Ancestry.com, Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/BLM: RE 1/1-4, 2/1, 3/1-6, 4/1-2, 5/1.