Ada BEST

   Another name for Ada was Ada Tuck BEST.

  General Notes:

Buried in plot E5-5 with brother Samuel John "Uncle John". The grave gives her name as Ada Tuck Best

Birth St Thomas district Vol 5b, page 36 Qtr Mar 1893, name was just Ada and she was born at 13 George Street, Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth
- mother's maiden is Hooper on new GRO indexes

Death Jun 1976 Exeter 21 1207
Best Ada - date of birth 13 JA 1893

The middle name Tuck is also referred to on the accounts following the death of her sister Eliza (Eden) and, more importantly, the will of her father. Also given on 1911 census. Apparently the Tuck family had a big house "Old Manor House" in George Street. Her mother's sister Eliza Row Hooper married John Thomas Tuck, so this is probably the explanation. They also had a daughter Ada


1901 Census
RG13/2029 F69 P13
7 George Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Samuel J Best, Head, M, 49, Master Tailor (employer), Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth J do, Wife, M, 49, , Devon Topsham
Alfred J do, Son, S, 21, Tailor (working at home), Devon Exmouth
Kate do, Daur, S, 19, Shop Assistant, Devon Exmouth
Emily do, Daur, S, 17, (working at home), Devon Exmouth
James do, Son, S, 15, Tailor (working at home), Devon Exmouth
Louisa do, Daur, , 14, , Devon Exmouth
Eliza do, Daur, , 12, , Devon Exmouth
Jessie do, Daur, , 10, , Devon Exmouth
Ada do, Daur, , 8, , Devon Exmouth
John do, Son, , 6, , Devon Exmouth
- Daughter Rose was living away as a nurse in Exminster at the Devon County Lunatic Asylum see RG13/2040 F145 P6, Schedule 20

1911 census
RG14PN12578 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED7 SN45
8 Albion Street, Exmouth, Devon
Samuel John Best, Head, 60, Married, Tailor, Exmouth Devon, working on own account, at home
Elizabeth Jane Best, Wife, 60, Married, Assisting in the Business, Topsham Devon
Harriett Louisa Best, Daughter, 24, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Eliza Best, Daughter, 21, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Jessie Hooper Best, Daughter, 20, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Ada Tuck Best, Daughter, 18, Single, Corset Maker, Exmouth Devon
against Samuel John - married 36 years, 11 children born alive, 10 living, 1 died - should be stated against the wife
The house had 6 rooms
- no infirmities shown in the final column of the form

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6819A/015/15 Letter Code: WFKK
8 Albion Street , Exmouth U.D., Devon, England
Samuel J Best 19 Feb 1895 Male Bespoke Tailor - Master Single 152 1
Ada Best 13 Jan 1893 Female Assistant Tailor - Maker Single 152 2
- also a locked record
- against Samuel John it states Air Raid Warden