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George BEST aged 33, convicted at Kent Sent Assizes 30th Geo 3d 1790 at Maidstone of Stealing goods value Ł5-0-3 of William Cheesman the Elder in his dwelling house ......

Martha Chamberlain was tried Middlesex Gaol Delivery of Newgate 01 Jul 1795 Found guilty of stealing goods value 39 shillings, but not guilty of breaking and entering. Sentence 7 years , age 21 occ: singlewoman ,Native Place: Parish St Giles, Middlesex. Arr NSW "Indispensible" 30 Apr 1796.

Descendant Chart

1. George BEST (About 1756 - 3 Jul 1836) & Martha CHAMBERLAIN (1776 - 14 Mar 1833)

1.1 Robert C BEST (14 Mar 1797 - died as infant?)

1.2a Thomas BEST* (20 Jun 1799 - 26 Jan 1874) & Mary BECKETT (31 Jul 1800 - 2 Dec 1857)
- 1.2a.1 Hesther BEST (7 Apr 1818 - 21 Aug 1886) & Henry THOMPKINS ( - 16 Jun 1893)
- 1.2a.2 Mary Ann BEST (18 Mar 1820 - 6 Apr 1876) & Daniel BRIEN (17 Jul 1817 - 24 Mar 1873)
- 1.2a.3 Thomas Samuel BEST (3 Jul 1822 - 31 Dec 1893) & Mary Ann TUCKWELL (1 Feb 1824 - 20 Aug 1901)
- 1.2a.4 George BEST (4 Dec 1824 - 31 May 1854) & Eleanor MOORE (9 Sep 1826 - )
- 1.2a.5 Peter BEST (25 Dec 1827 - 24 Apr 1828)
- 1.2a.6 Sarah H BEST (20 May 1829 - 23 Apr 1906) & Benjamin HANCOCK ( - 23 Feb 1896)
- 1.2a.7 Eliza BEST (18 Oct 1833 - 2 Nov 1882) & Richard WEBB (1826 - 12 Oct 1884)
- 1.2a.8 Henry William BEST (9 Aug 1836 - 20 Jun 1887) & Emma WOODHOUSE (1884 - )
- 1.2a.9 Sophia Hope BEST (14 Oct 1838 - 1916) & Frederick Hurrell HOLBERTSON ( - 9 Sep 1907)
1.2b Thomas BEST* (20 Jun 1799 - 26 Jan 1874) & Ellen REYNOLDS (1833 - )
- 1.2b.1 Allen Joseph BEST (1862 - 15 Aug 1942)
1.3 George BEST (29 Nov 1801 - 26 Jun 1823)

1.4a Mary BEST* (3 Oct 1803 - 13 Feb 1870) & John MILLS ( - About 1822)

1.4a.1 George MILLS (9 Sep 1818 - Before 1828)
1.4a.2 William MILLS (8 Jul 1823 - 19 Jan 1891) & Elizabeth TUCKWELL (10 Apr 1827 - )

1.4b Mary BEST* (3 Oct 1803 - 13 Feb 1870) & James BECKETT (15 Jul 1793 - 1876)

1.4b.1 James BECKETT (1 May 1824 - ) & Alicia SMITH
1.4b.2a Martha BECKETT* (4 Apr 1827 - 1860) & Jacob ALDSTONE
1.4b.2b Martha BECKETT* (4 Apr 1827 - 1860) & Thomas TABOR
1.4b.3 Rebecca BECKETT (22 Aug 1828 - ? 19 Dec 1870)
1.4b.4 Samuel Joseph BECKETT (22 Nov 1829 - ) & Rebecca CUSBERT
1.4b.5 Mary Ann BECKETT (22 Aug 1831 - ) & James BROWN (1823 - 1890)
1.4b.6 Esther Jane BECKETT (8 May 1833 - About 1838)
1.4b.7 Thomas BECKETT (29 Oct 1835 - 1903) & Elizabeth BARKER
1.4b.8 Sarah Jane BECKETT (5 Oct 1837 - ) & Samuel William RUTHERFORD (About 1838 - )
1.4b.9 Henry William BECKETT (1 Jan 1840 - ) & Mary Ann CLARKE
1.4b.10 George BECKETT (27 Oct 1842 - ) & Rose TROUGHTON
1.4b.11 Ann BECKETT (9 Jun 1845 - ) & William ANDERSON

1.5 Elizabeth BEST (1806 - 23 Nov 1875) & Timothy POWER (1805 - 15 Jun 1873)

1.5.1 Morgan Hygmuss POWER (11 Jun 1824 - 14 Apr 1875) & Ann BECKETT (11 Nov 1823 - 1 Mar 1882)
1.5.2 George POWER (23 Feb 1825 - 1904) & Eleanor Maisie MATCHETT ( - 1907)
1.5.3 Bridget POWER (1828 - )
1.5.4 Doll POWER (1829 - )
1.5.5 Samuel POWER (1830 - )
1.5.6 Timothy POWER (30 Mar 1831 - Before 1842)
1.5.7 Robert POWER (1833 - 28 Sep 1891) & Elizabeth PIKE (1835 - 15 Jan 1912)
1.5.8 Sarah POWER (27 Sep 1836 - )
1.5.9 Timothy Morgan POWER (19 May 1842 - 27 Jun 1879) & Eliza DAVIS (1846 - 1931)
1.5.10 Ann POWER (1844 - 1849)
1.5.11 Elizabeth J POWER (27 May 1845 - )
1.5.12 Thomas POWER (5 Sep 1848 - )

1.6 Sarah BEST (11 Dec 1810 - 11 May 1882) & James PYE (10 Mar 1803 - 30 Dec 1884)

1.6.1 George Robert William PYE (30 Sep 1836 - 10 Oct 1889) & Sarah Jane REYNOLDS ( - 23 Sep 1904)

1.7 John BEST (11 Dec 1810 - 18 Oct 1861) & Mary BRUIST (About 1823 - 11 Sep 1876)

1.7.1 Frederick BEST (1858 - )

1.8 Robert Holt BEST (27 Aug 1812 - 26 Sep 1853) & Clara BRIEN (1821 - 6 Sep 1900)

1.8.1 Clara Agnes BEST (19 Nov 1837 - ) & James Joseph RUDD
1.8.2a Martha Susannah BEST* (28 Dec 1839 - ) & James BOURKE ( - 1859)
1.8.2b Martha Susannah BEST* (28 Dec 1839 - ) & Henry E TOMPSON (1838 - 1867)
1.8.3 Robert Holt BEST (16 Oct 1842 - 3 Apr 1855)
1.8.4 Matthew William BEST (24 Aug 1843 - ) & Margaret A IREDALE
1.8.5 Adeline BEST (27 Oct 1845 - Mar 1874)
1.8.6 Diana Elizabeth BEST (13 Jan 1848 - 1927) & Charles John TOMPSON (1851 - 1927)
1.8.7 Amelia Ann BEST (2 Aug 1849 - 1928) & Thomas Francis MURRAY
1.8.8 Sarah Jane BEST (18 Feb 1851 - 12 Mar 1862)
1.8.9 Benjamin Paul BEST (20 Jan 1853 - 29 Oct 1901) & Clarissa Clementina NIXON (1861 - 1930)
1.8.10 Francis George BEST (20 Jan 1853 - 7 Mar 1910) & Anna Maria NIXON (About 1857 - 3 Nov 1942)

1.9 Peter BEST (8 Nov 1814 - 13 Feb 1878) & Eliza LAWLESS (1824 - )

1.9.1 Peter Alfred BEST (1846 - 1907) & Margaret PATERSON
1.9.2 James Frederick BEST (1849 - ) & Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON
1.9.3 Henry Thomas BEST (1851 - ) & Emma Maria LINE

1.10 William BEST (9 Apr 1816 - 3 Oct 1902) & Susannah GILBERT (7 Aug 1822 - 26 Dec 1865)
- 1.10.1 Susannah BEST (14 May 1841 - 1916) & William James PIKE
- 1.10.2 William BEST (1 Aug 1842 - 12 May 1905) & Juliette Charlotte MEURANT (1 Jul 1845 - 6 May 1918)
- 1.10.3 John Thomas BEST (1 May 1844 - 15 Feb 1915) & Louise WILBOW (7 Aug 1851 - 15 Jun 1936)
- 1.10.4a Samuel BEST* (28 May 1846 - 24 Jan 1914) & Margaret COLLINS ( - 1878)
- 1.10.4b Samuel BEST* (28 May 1846 - 24 Jan 1914) & Marea Marguerite MONIZ ( - 13 Nov 1925)
- 1.10.5 Maria Jane BEST (18 Feb 1848 - ) & Jabez J SHELDON
- 1.10.6 Mary BEST (11 Dec 1851 - ) & Harley John ADDISON
- 1.10.7a Hannah BEST* (1852 - 19 Jun 1927) & Henry F BEST
- 1.10.7b Hannah BEST* (1852 - 19 Jun 1927) & Harold B CARTER
- 1.10.8 George BEST (15 Aug 1855 - 25 Aug 1923) & Alice Maude BEST (26 Aug 1866 - 13 Mar 1940)
- 1.10.9 Robert Holt BEST (27 Jul 1856 - 4 Feb 1933) & Emily Jane LUKE (3 Jun 1856 - 15 Jun 1935)
- 1.10.10 Martha Amanette BEST (16 Aug 1858 - 2 Sep 1934) & Henry Alfred BEST (20 Mar 1864 - 8 Feb 1934)
- 1.10.11 Louisa Alberta BEST (27 May 1860 - 10 Aug 1895) & Frederick HUDSON
- 1.10.12 Evalina Amelia BEST (17 Oct 1863 - 20 Nov 1908) & Sidney HOWARD ( - 31 Aug 1926)
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