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James Frederick BEST
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Clement BEST (1870 - )
Lilian BEST (1873 - 1873)
Lily Florence BEST (1874 - )
Edith Minnie BEST (1876 - )
 James Frederick BEST

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Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON (1849 - 1930)



























m. 1869 Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON (1849 - 1930) at Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Near Relatives of James Frederick BEST
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law James MASON 1818 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 23 May 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 32
Mother in Law Lucy MCKAY 1819 Nestreken, France 22 Nov 1883 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 64

Self James Frederick BEST

Wife Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON 1849 At sea 15 Sep 1930 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 81

Son Clement BEST 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Lilian BEST 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Daughter Lily Florence BEST 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Edith Minnie BEST 1876 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew James LYELL 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Frederick LYELL 1862 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Edwin LYELL 1865 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry Albert LYELL 1868 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1885 17
Nephew Francis Charles LYELL 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Lucy Christina LYELL 1872 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Arthur Joseph LYELL 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1886 12
Nephew Frank Alexander LYELL 1878 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Laura May LYELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lucy A M DOWNES 1867 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary J DOWNES 1868 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Josephine M F DOWNES 1870 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eulalie V S DOWNES 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Adel Mabel M DOWNES 1874 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Christina Jessie DOWNES 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Victor Clyde M DOWNES 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith G F DOWNES 1884 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Francis Eswald NEWMAN 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Ida May NEWMAN 1875 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lilian Ivy NEWMAN 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Croydon, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Emily Pearl NEWMAN 1879 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Arthur James NEWMAN 1881 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Malcolm NEWMAN 1883 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ethel Daisy NEWMAN 1885 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Robert Joseph NEWMAN 1887 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Adelaide NEWMAN 1890 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Kathleen Isabel NEWMAN 1893 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ellen Frances NEWMAN 1895 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eola Aureola BELL 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Charles E J BELL 1878 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 3
Niece Olive Marian BELL 1880 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Leonie Florance BELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vernie R BELL 1884 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Cecil Newman BELL 1886 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ina G BELL 1888 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Bertie N BELL 1891 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Kenneth R BELL 1894 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vera G BELL 1896 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Muriel F BELL 1898 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Doris BELL 1901 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Janet (Jessie) MASON 1840 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 13 Nov 1912 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 72
Sister in Law Christina MASON 1846 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Brother in Law James NEWMAN 1851 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 15 Nov 1906 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 55
Sister in Law Jane NEWMAN 1853 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Lucy NEWMAN 1855 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Agnes NEWMAN 1858 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Charles NEWMAN 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Events in James Frederick BEST's life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1869 Married Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON (aged 20) Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1870 Birth of son Clement BEST Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1873 Birth of daughter Lilian BEST Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1873 Death of daughter Lilian BEST Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1874 Birth of daughter Lily Florence BEST Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1876 Birth of daughter Edith Minnie BEST Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
15 Sep 1930 Death of wife Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON (aged 81) Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 192 (Marriage)
- Reference = 192 (Name, Notes)
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