Looking for Richard Best b 1830 Surrey, England d 1877 Cambridge, England. Married to Susanna Unknown, I beleve it might be Grove b 1831 March, Cambridgeshire, England d 1916 Cambridge, England. I have located 2 personal trees on ancestry but can not make contact with person as at moment do not have ancestry. Sons are John W b 1859, Richard b 1863, George b 1869, Harry b 1871, Frank b 1876. The 1881 Census for Cambridge, England has Susanna with the last 4 sons.

If this sounds familiar to anyone please write would be interested in exchanging info.

Barb

Richard Best
Christening: 27 March 1831...Horley, Surrey
Father: William
Mother: Johanna
http://www.familysearch.org/

1861 census RG9/1044 Folio 168
Richard Best Head 30 b Horley, Surrey
Susanna Best Wife 31 b March, Cambridgeshire
Mary E Best Dau 8 b March
Fred Best Son 6 b March
Susan A Best Dau 5 b March
John W Best Son 3 b March
Sarah A Best Dau 1 b March
Little London, March, Cambridgeshire

1871 census RG10/1611 Folio 80
Richard Best Head 40 b Horley, Surrey...Journeyman shoemaker
Susannah Best Wife 41 b March
Susan Ann Best Dau 15 b March
John William Best Son 13 b March
Sarah Jane Best Dau 11 b March
Thomas R Best Son 8 b March
Caroline Best Dau 6 b March
George Best Son 2 b March
Harry Best Son 3 mths b March
Gall Drove, March, Cambridgeshire

Sue

Hi Susan,

Thank you so much for the info. Are you part of this family or just a good samaritan. I an just getting started in England and still need to learn the ropes of their sites.

Barb

I can't find an obvious candidate in 1851 can you Sue?

But this is probably his marriage...

Name: Richard Best and on the same page a Susan GROVES
Year of Registration: 1852
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: North Witchford
County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 1293

The only way to be 100% certain would be to get one of the kids birth certs. For example.......Mary's.

Births Mar 1853

Best Mary Elizabeth in N Witchford volume 3b page 574

Carol

Hi

Thank you for the added info. I am just beginning my research in England. Learning how to get through the different things to find what i need.

Barb

Ps are you related or just a good samaritan

No we are just trying to help.

You will often see Sue,Ell or I on this board with some helpful suggestions LOL

Carol

1851 census HO107/1765 Folio 773
George Best Head 31 b Bastow, Surrey...Carpenter
Sarah Best Wife 30 b Bruchenly, Surrey
Jane Best Dau 6 b Brandon, Suffolk
Henry Best Son 3 b March, Cambridgeshire
Richard Best Lodger 20 b Haughley?, Surrey...Labourer
Richard Flow Lodger 24 b Ashpulthrop, Norfolk...Labourer
Little London, March, Cambridgeshire

Sue

So who's a clever girl then? LOL

Possibly George's brother? Or cousin?

Carol

Barb,

If you want to purchase a certificate,you can do so online for £7 from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

The website below will tell you what you can expect each of them to tell you.

http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm

And the website Free BMD (partially transcribed to about the early 1920's http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ is great for trying to search for yourself all the BMD's from 1837 onwards.

Hope that helps?

Carol