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Richard Best

Male Abt 1807 - Bef 1857  (< 50 years)

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  • Name Richard Best  [1, 2]
    Birth Abt 1807  Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • Aged 52 at his burial on 24 Feb 1857 (born 25 Feb 1804 to 24 Feb 1805) and 51 at his death just before it (born about 1805-1806); 43 on 30 Mar 1851 (born 1807-1808); his 1841 age of 30 allows 1806-1811.
    Gender Male
    Residence 14 Jun 1840  Crawley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 14 Jun 1840  [2] 
    Labourer 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Crawley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 30 
    1841 Census: Crawley, Sussex    		 1841 Census: Crawley, Sussex
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  [8] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 9 Jun 1843  Uxbridge Moor, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 9 Jun 1843  [9] 
    Horsekeeper 
    Residence 4 Jul 1847  Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 4 Jul 1847  [10] 
    Labourer 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Age: 43 
    1851 Census: Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex    		 1851 Census: Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  [11] 
    Horsekeeper 
    Residence 3 Oct 1852  Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Occupation 3 Oct 1852  [12] 
    Ostler 
    Residence 6 Jul 1856  Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 6 Jul 1856  [1] 
    Horse-Keeper 
    Death Bef 24 Feb 1857  7 Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 13] 
    Age: 51 
    Burial 24 Feb 1857  Brompton Cemetery, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Age: 52 
    Burial Record: Richard Best (1857)    		 Burial Record: Richard Best (1857)
    Person ID I1623  Cocks/Baker | Whitmore family
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2026

    Family Ann Sayers,   b. 12 Feb 1817, Ifield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt May 1888, Fulham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [2, 14]
    Marriage 14 Jun 1840  St John the Baptist’s Church, Crawley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Type: Banns 
    • Richard Best, bachelor; Ann Sayers, spinster. Witnesses: James Sayers and Jane Sayers.
    Marriage Record: Richard Best and Ann Sayers (1840)    		 Marriage Record: Richard Best and Ann Sayers (1840)
    Children 
     1. Anne Best,   b. Bef 9 Jun 1843, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 18 Oct 1843, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     2. Richard Best,   b. Bef 9 Jun 1843, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt May 1843, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Best,   b. 23 Nov 1844, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Best,   b. 2 Jun 1847, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Tom Best,   b. Abt Feb 1850, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Richard Best,   b. 6 Aug 1852, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Charles Best,   b. 5 Feb 1856, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Feb 1935, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1807 - Cuckfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Jun 1840 - Crawley, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Banns - 14 Jun 1840 - St John the Baptist’s Church, Crawley, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 30 - 6 Jun 1841 - Crawley, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Anne Best - Bef 9 Jun 1843 - Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard Best - Bef 9 Jun 1843 - Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Jun 1843 - Uxbridge Moor, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Best - 23 Nov 1844 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Best - 2 Jun 1847 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Jul 1847 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Tom Best - Abt Feb 1850 - Kensington, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 43 - 30 Mar 1851 - Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard Best - 6 Aug 1852 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Oct 1852 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles Best - 5 Feb 1856 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Jul 1856 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 51 - Bef 24 Feb 1857 - 7 Rose and Crown Lane, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1399] Baptismal Record: Charles Best (1856), 6 Jul 1856, Hammersmith St Paul baptisms 1849-1857, p. 265, no. 2697 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1788] Marriage Record: Richard Best and Ann Sayers (1840), 14 Jun 1840, Crawley marriages 1837-1937, p. 2, no. 3 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/1111/5, p. 7 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1470, f. 99, p. 16, schedule 45 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S7] GRO Index, 1857 Q1, Kensington, Vol 1a, pg 76 (Reliability: 2).
      BEST, RICHARD; 51

    6. [S1788] Marriage Record: Richard Best and Ann Sayers (1840), 14 Jun 1840, Crawley marriages 1837-1937, p. 2, no. 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Of full age and illegitimate at his marriage on 14 Jun 1840.

    7. [S1921] Burial Record: Richard Best (1857), 24 Feb 1857, No. 15162 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/1111/5, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1791] Baptismal Record: Richard Best (1843), 9 Jun 1843, Hillingdon St John the Evangelist, Uxbridge Moor, baptisms 1838-1868, p. 14, no. 112 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S1794] Baptismal Record: Mary Best (1847), 4 Jul 1847, Hammersmith St Paul baptisms 1827-1848, p. 260, no. 4291 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1470, f. 99, p. 16, schedule 45 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S1796] Baptismal Record: Richard Best (1852), 3 Oct 1852, Hammersmith St Paul baptisms 1849-1857, p. 136, no. 1399 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1921] Burial Record: Richard Best (1857), 24 Feb 1857, No. 15162 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S1399] Baptismal Record: Charles Best (1856), 6 Jul 1856, Hammersmith St Paul baptisms 1849-1857, p. 265, no. 2697 (Reliability: 3).
      Names Richard and Anne Best as Charles’s parents.