18 Aug 2023
Husband: Charles Best
Born: ABT 1838 in Kent Census: 1861 in London (see note 1) Occupation: 1861 Whitesmith Occupation: 1871 Seaman 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth Stearn Married: 1859 in London 2 (see note 2)
Born: 1837 in Trumpington Christened: 26 Nov 1837 in Trumpington (see note 3) Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 4) Census: 1851 in Workhouse Yard, Trumpington (see note 5) Census: 1861 in London (see note 6) Census: 1871 in London (see note 7) Census: 1881 in Cambridge (see note 8) Occupation: 1881 Charwoman Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 9) Occupation: 1891 College Servant Died: 1903 in Cambridge 2 (see note 10) Father: John Stearn (1806 - 1870) Mother: Eliza Hazard (1812 - 1883) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Robert Best Born: ABT 1862 Christened: 7 Sep 1862 in Trumpington (see note 11)
F Child 2: Elizabeth Best Born: ABT 1862 Christened: 7 Sep 1862 in Trumpington (see note 12)
Sources: (1) 1871 census. (2) FreeBMD website.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 22, born Ramsgate. Whitesmith, with wife Elizabeth and son Note (2) Dec 1859 Marylebone 1a 690 bride indexed as Elizabeth Stern Note (3) Nov 26 STEARN Elizabeth dau of John & Eliza otp lab Note (4) Age 3, with family Note (5) Age 13, born Trumpington, with family Note (6) Age 24, born Cambridge, with husband Charles Best and son Note (7) Age 33, born Trumpington, wife of Seaman, with three children Note (8) Age 45, born Trumpington. Charwoman, with husband Walter Craske, two Best children and two Clarke children Note (9) Age 53, born Trumpington, with husband Walter Craske and two children. College Servant Note (10) Sep 1903 Cambridge 3b 248 age 65 Note (11) Sep 7 BEST Robert of Charles & Elizabeth otp whitesmith Note (12) Sep 7 BEST Elizabeth of Charles & Elizabeth otp whitesmith Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index