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Miriam Mears Preston1

#19701, b. 1886

Last Edited=29 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Miriam Mears Preston was born in 1886 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 She married Arthur Best, son of Thomas Best and Margaret Ann Robson, Arthur and Miriam had two children Edith born 1916 and Joseph born 1920.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey1

#19702, b. 1878

Last Edited=29 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey was born in 1878 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 She married Thomas Best, son of Thomas Best and Margaret Ann Robson.1

Children of Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey and Thomas Best

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Edward Best1

#19703, b. 22 May 1901, d. 1902
Edward Best|b. 22 May 1901\nd. 1902|p789.htm#i19703|Thomas Best|b. 1876|p788.htm#i19694|Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey|b. 1878|p789.htm#i19702|Thomas Best|b. 1854|p788.htm#i19691|Margaret A. Robson|b. 1853|p788.htm#i19692|||||||

Relationship=9th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=29 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Edward Best was born on 22 May 1901 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Best and Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey.1 He died in 1902 in 16 Freville Street, Shildon, Durham, England.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Thomas Best1

#19704, b. 2 May 1903, d. 1903
Thomas Best|b. 2 May 1903\nd. 1903|p789.htm#i19704|Thomas Best|b. 1876|p788.htm#i19694|Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey|b. 1878|p789.htm#i19702|Thomas Best|b. 1854|p788.htm#i19691|Margaret A. Robson|b. 1853|p788.htm#i19692|||||||

Relationship=9th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=29 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Thomas Best was born on 2 May 1903 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Best and Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey.1 He died in 1903 in 16 Freville Street, Shildon, Durham, England.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Norman Best1

#19705, b. 26 February 1906, d. 1982
Norman Best|b. 26 Feb 1906\nd. 1982|p789.htm#i19705|Thomas Best|b. 1876|p788.htm#i19694|Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey|b. 1878|p789.htm#i19702|Thomas Best|b. 1854|p788.htm#i19691|Margaret A. Robson|b. 1853|p788.htm#i19692|||||||

Relationship=9th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=29 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Norman Best was born on 26 February 1906 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Best and Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey.1 He was baptized on 6 March 1906 in Garbutt Street. Methodist, Shildon, Durham, England.1 He died in 1982 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Herbert Sidney Best1

#19706, b. 3 December 1899, d. 1984
Herbert Sidney Best|b. 3 Dec 1899\nd. 1984|p789.htm#i19706|Thomas Best|b. 1876|p788.htm#i19694|Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey|b. 1878|p789.htm#i19702|Thomas Best|b. 1854|p788.htm#i19691|Margaret A. Robson|b. 1853|p788.htm#i19692|||||||

Relationship=9th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Herbert Sidney Best was born on 3 December 1899 in Shildon, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Best and Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey.1 He married Amy Burdon.1 He died in 1984 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.1

Children of Herbert Sidney Best and Amy Burdon

  • Ann Best1 (living)
  • Thomas Best+1 b. 7 Apr 1937, d. 2001

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Amy Burdon1

#19707, b. 1901

Last Edited=30 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Amy Burdon was born in 1901 in Newbiggin Farm, Shildon, Durham, England.1 She married Herbert Sidney Best, son of Thomas Best and Jane Elizabeth Mahaffrey.1

Children of Amy Burdon and Herbert Sidney Best

  • Ann Best1 (living)
  • Thomas Best+1 b. 7 Apr 1937, d. 2001

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Thomas Best1

#19712, b. 7 April 1937, d. 2001
Thomas Best|b. 7 Apr 1937\nd. 2001|p789.htm#i19712|Herbert Sidney Best|b. 3 Dec 1899\nd. 1984|p789.htm#i19706|Amy Burdon|b. 1901|p789.htm#i19707|Thomas Best|b. 1876|p788.htm#i19694|Jane E. Mahaffrey|b. 1878|p789.htm#i19702|||||||

Relationship=10th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Dec 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 14: Thomas Greathead
     Thomas Best was born on 7 April 1937 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.1 He was the son of Herbert Sidney Best and Amy Burdon.1 He married Dorothy Smith on 19 August 1961 in Town End Methodist, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.1 He died in 2001 in Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.1

Children of Thomas Best and Dorothy Smith

  • Graham Martin Best1 (living)
  • Mark Best1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19713] Emails between Dorothy Best née Smith and Jan Cooper 2007.

Emily Stokell1

#19720, b. 1888, d. 1964

Last Edited=31 Dec 2007
     Emily Stokell was born in 1888 in Stranton, Durham, England.1 She married Henry Lamb, son of Henry Lamb and Elizabeth Watson, on 29 April 1911 in Parish Church, Hart, Durham, England.1 She died in 1964.1

Children of Emily Stokell and Henry Lamb

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.
  2. [S7] Ancestry.com.

Robert Stokell Lamb1

#19721, b. 29 April 1920, d. 1966
Robert Stokell Lamb|b. 29 Apr 1920\nd. 1966|p789.htm#i19721|Henry Lamb|b. 1887|p228.htm#i5688|Emily Stokell|b. 1888\nd. 1964|p789.htm#i19720|Henry Lamb|b. 1 Oct 1861|p4.htm#i93|Elizabeth Watson|b. a 1861|p13.htm#i305|||||||

Relationship=3rd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=5 Jan 2008
     Robert Stokell Lamb was born on 29 April 1920 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Henry Lamb and Emily Stokell.1 He married Joan Bardwell.1 He died in 1966 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.1

Children of Robert Stokell Lamb and Joan Bardwell

  • Anne Lamb2 (living)
  • David Robert Lamb1 b. 1953, d. 2000
  • Peter Lamb2 (living)
  • Margaret Lamb2 (living)
  • Jeanette Lamb2 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.
  2. [S20090] Emails between Margaret Duffy née Lamb and Jan Cooper from 31 December 2007.

Joan Bardwell1

#19722, b. 1923

Last Edited=5 Jan 2008
     Joan Bardwell was born in 1923.2 She married Robert Stokell Lamb, son of Henry Lamb and Emily Stokell.1

Children of Joan Bardwell and Robert Stokell Lamb

  • Anne Lamb2 (living)
  • David Robert Lamb1 b. 1953, d. 2000
  • Peter Lamb2 (living)
  • Margaret Lamb2 (living)
  • Jeanette Lamb2 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.
  2. [S20090] Emails between Margaret Duffy née Lamb and Jan Cooper from 31 December 2007.

David Robert Lamb1

#19723, b. 1953, d. 2000
David Robert Lamb|b. 1953\nd. 2000|p789.htm#i19723|Robert Stokell Lamb|b. 29 Apr 1920\nd. 1966|p789.htm#i19721|Joan Bardwell|b. 1923|p789.htm#i19722|Henry Lamb|b. 1887|p228.htm#i5688|Emily Stokell|b. 1888\nd. 1964|p789.htm#i19720|||||||

Relationship=4th cousin of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=31 Dec 2007
     David Robert Lamb was born in 1953 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.1 He was the son of Robert Stokell Lamb and Joan Bardwell.1 He died in 2000.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.

Nancy Lamb1

#19724, b. 1922
Nancy Lamb|b. 1922|p789.htm#i19724|Henry Lamb|b. 1887|p228.htm#i5688|Emily Stokell|b. 1888\nd. 1964|p789.htm#i19720|Henry Lamb|b. 1 Oct 1861|p4.htm#i93|Elizabeth Watson|b. a 1861|p13.htm#i305|||||||

Relationship=3rd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=31 Dec 2007
     Nancy Lamb was born in 1922.1 She was the daughter of Henry Lamb and Emily Stokell.1 She married Jim Pannett.2

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com.
  2. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.

Jim Pannett1

#19725, b. 1920

Last Edited=31 Dec 2007
     Jim Pannett was born in 1920.1 He married Nancy Lamb, daughter of Henry Lamb and Emily Stokell.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Margaret Lamb.