The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Edwin Best, farmer, son of Joseph Best, farm labourer and Philadelphia Best [Ashby]
Generation No. 1
  1. Edwin Best, farmer was the son of Joseph Best, farm labourer and Philadelphia Best [Ashby]. He was born 1842 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex
  He married Mary Moon on July to Sep 1861, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q3 Vol 2a Page 638. She was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 27th Nov 1861 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  iiAnne who was born 8th Aug 1864 at Hadlow Down, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 99; christened 25th Apr 1869 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  iiiRhoda who was born 28th Aug 1866 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  ivEdwin who was born 28th Oct 1868 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  vNaomi E. who was born 1873 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1873 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  viMary Ann who was born 1875 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1875 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  viiAlfred who was born 1878 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1878 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  viiiGrace who was born 1880 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 30th May 1880 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  ixCicely (Crosby) who was born 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 19th Nov 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xJohn who was born 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiWilliam who was born 1888 at Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Best, farmer was the son of Edwin Best, farmer and Mary Best [Moon]. He was born 27th Nov 1861 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1869 at Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex
  He married Emma J on c 1879. She was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1885 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiArthur who was born 1887 at Langton Green, Kent
  iiiAmos who was born 1888 at Ringmer, Sussex
  ivEmily who was born 1890 at Ringmer, Sussex
   

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