Eliza BEST

  General Notes:

Buried in plot E5-3. Church records just say date was 2.76

Birth Jun 1889 St Thomas 5b p40 gives address as 13 George Street Withycombe Raleigh Exmouth
- mother's maiden is Hooper on new GRO indexes

Marriage William J W Eden Mar 1913 St Thomas 5b 147 to Eliza Best
Married at The Parade Chapel in Exmouth
William John Witts Eden, 22, Bachelor, Hairdresser, 2 North Street. Father George Eden (deceased), Valet
Eliza Best, 23, Spinster, -, 8 Albion Street. Father Samuel John Best, Tailor
Witnesses were Samuel John Best and Jessie Hooper Best

Death registration 1976 Mar Exeter 21 1501

Date of death on headstone given as 12 Feb 1976
Date of death on letter from solicitor in Sep 1976 was 3rd March 1976. On accounts dated Sep 1976 the date was 20 February 1976
Date of death on letter and accounts from solicitor in October 1987 was 20 February 1976

1891 Census
RG12/1676 F56 P34
13 George Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Samuel J Best, Head, M, 40, Tailor, Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth J do, Wife, M, 40, , Devon Topsham
Rose M do, Daur, , 14, , Devon Exmouth
Alfred J do, Son, , 12, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Kate do, Daur, , 10, Scholar, Devon Exmouth,
Emily E do, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
James A do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Harriet L do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Eliza do, Daur, , 1, , Devon Exmouth
Jessie H do, Daur, , 1m, , Devon Exmouth

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

1948 the hairdresser business is under her husbands name - at 2 North Street, Exmouth

1970 telephone book (Exeter)
Eden E, Hrdrsr, 1 North St ... Exmth 3258

1972 telephone book
- as above
- continues to 1976

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6819C/005/9 Letter Code: WFKM
2 North Street , Exmouth U.D., Devon, England
William J W Eden 08 Oct 1890 Male Hairdresser Married 45 1
Eliza Eden 09 May 1889 Female Hairdresser Married 45 2

Eliza married William John Witts EDEN, son of George EDEN and Unknown, on 9 Mar 1913 in Exmouth, Devon, England. (William John Witts EDEN was born on 8 Oct 1890 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, died on 12 Dec 1950 in Exmouth, Devon, England and was buried on 15 Dec 1950 in St John In The Wilderness, Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon, England.)