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Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
about James Edward Best Name: James Edward Best
Date of Registration: 1859
Registration District: Lurgan
Volume: 7
Page Number: 647
FHL Film Number: 101247
Records on Page: Name
Susan McNaul
Sarah Kernahan
James Forde
Joseph Young
Ellen Holland
James Neill
James Edward Best
Margaret Ferr

Name: James Edward Best
Birth Date: 1838
Birthplace:
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Margaret Ferr
Spouse's Birth Date: 1839
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 20
Event Date: 24 Jan 1859
Event Place: Lurgan, Arm, Ireland
Father's Name: Robert Best
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: John Ferr
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70220-7
System Origin: Ireland-EASy
GS Film number: 101408
Reference ID: 647

Aghalee is in Co. Antrim, but it also borders with Co. Armagh, and Lurgan is a town in Co. Armagh, but iit is also a civil parish which crosses over into Antrim, Down & Armagh

Census Years1901AntrimAghaleeAghaleeResidents of a house
Residents of a house 22 in Aghalee (Aghalee, Antrim)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Best James Edward 58 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Antrim Linen Weaver Read and write - Married -
Best Thompson 37 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Antrim Linen Weaver Read and write - Married -
Best Margret 58 Female Wife Church of Ireland

From Collections Canada...

William Best...
Enlisted 22 Sept 1914...
Reg No.11106
Cant make out his place of enlistment...looks like "VALCANTUR"...
NOK...Rbt. Templemore St.
So all the boys emigrated apart from James Edward...
They all seem to have survived the war...!!!

Now to find the three girls..(1901)
Margaret Jane...(12)
Marie (15)
Mary ....aged 3mths on 1901 Census...Thought she could be Minnie (1911) but her place of birth 1911 is given as Scotland...

Maria married Alexander Wilson 1904

Margaret married a Robert Wilton 1907


1911DownPottinger (part of)Templemore StreetResidents of a house
Residents of a house 128 in Templemore Street (Pottinger (part of), Down)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Wilton Robert 27 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Belfast Cloth Finisher Read and write Irish Married - 4 2 2
Wilton Margret 23 Female Wife Presbyterian Belfast - Read and write Irish Married - 4 2 2
Wilton Robert 3 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast - - - - - - - -
Wilton Mary 2 Female Daughter Presbyterian

Leslie will have his work cut out with this lot when he gets back...!

Mary married David Johnston Fowler 1921

Ah it'll will keep him going for a day or 2, sorting it out LOL

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ktt2lhskcc3dqpp3g2kekdomd3&q1=Best&q2=William&q3=11106&interval=50

Can you decifer place of enlistment very bottom left hand side.....

Looks like Vulcartu ( not sure whether last letters a r or n)

Your spot on...!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=Vulcartur+canada&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IE8SRC

OH BOY, WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT YOU GUYS ARE ALL FABULOUS, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SO MUCH INFORMATION AND I WILL SPEND MANY DAYS SORTING AND RECORDING IT ALL.
I THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
KIND REGARDS FROM A HAPPY PENSIONER
LES.

I hope you all see this message!

Les. Your more than welcome....

You will need some time to sort it all out but let us know if you get stuck....!
Havent been able to find anything else about William Best who enlisted 1914...Canada is not that easy to sort through....!
It was interesting that your John ended up in "New Westminster"...my g uncle ended up there also...

Leslie.....Do you have these..?


Name: John Best
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Jan 1981
Event Place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 86
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 02 Feb 1894
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Father's Name: Robert Best
Mother's Name: Maggie Patterson
Spouse's Name: May Amelia Noakes

Name: May Amelia Best
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Jul 1974
Event Place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1897
Birthplace: Wandsworth, England
Father's Name: George Thomas Noakes
Mother's Name: May Hand
Spouse's Name: John Robert Best

Leslie...this is the marriage of "Amelia's" parents......


Marriages Jun 1881 (>99%)
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HAND Amelia Wandsworth 1d 984
Noakes George Thomas Wandsworth 1d 984

Hi again Eringobragh
Thanks for the last post , I did have some of it but not all.
The tree I am researching is for my sister inlaw who lives in Calgary Alberta, she married my wifes brother.
My wife and I also lived in Calgary for 7 years 1993 to 2000, our children and grand babies pulled us back to the UK.
Thanks again.
Les

Leslie....Came by this by chance dont know if you have this...note "stove maker" next to Roberts name..think it should be shoemaker....
I believe this may be the transc.from original record.

John BEST, 27, motor mechanic, Belfast Ireland, Vancouver, s/o Robert BEST, stove maker, & Mary Ann PATERSON (Robinson?), married May Amelia NOAKES, 22, London England, YWCA Vancouver, d/o George Thomas NOAKES, teacher & Amelia HAND, witn: Percy HARDY of White Rock & Ethel POPE of New Westminster, 12 May 1920 at New Westminster