Selina Elizabeth BEST

  General Notes:

Devon Baptisms from DFHS on Findmypast
Surname: Best Forenames: Serlina Elizabeth Father's Forename: Mother's Forename: Ann Father's Occupation: Year: 1837 Month: Feb Day: 26 Abode: Exmouth Parish: Littleham Town Or City: Near Exmouth County: Devon

Marriages Sep 1865 Exeter 5b 157
Best Selina Elizabeth
Bishop John
Channon Harriet Phoebe
- image appears to show 5b 151 for Selina
comparing surnames of all likely Selina's on the 1871 census with the list of all marriages in Sep qtr 1865 we get :
Marriages Sep 1865 Exeter 5b 151
Brookes Henry William Wallbridge
Dunham William Thomas Small
Durham William Thomas Small
Moore Ann
- William is actually listed twice in the index, suggesting that the GRO couldn't determijne which was correct from the copy certificate

1841 census
HO107/207/2 F7 P9
Fore Street, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
John Best, 65, Ag Lab
Mary Best, 24,
Selina do, 5,
John Best is the brother of Mary's father

1851 census
Head: GORFIN, Joseph Neighbors 10986
NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace
Joseph GORFINHeadM30MAg LabPinhoe-Dev
Mary A. GORFINWifeM34FLacemakerLittleham-Dev
Selina BESTDaur-14FLacemakerLittleham-Dev
Lucy Ann GORFINDaur-8FScholarLittleham-Dev
John BESTLodgW74MFormer Ag Lab PauperLittleham-Dev
Address:Fore Street, St Thomas
Census Place:Littleham In St Thomas St Thomas, Devonshire
PRO Reference:HO/107/1865Folio:205Page:16FHL Film:0221013

1861 census
RG9/1382 F97 P13
4 Louisa Terrace, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
Selina E Best, Servant, Un, 24, Housemaid, Exmouth Devon
family is called Hill

1871 census
RG10/2048 F90 P21
Lympston, Devon (sic)
William T Dunham, Head, Mar, Head, Mar, 34, Fisherman, Devon Lympston
Selina do, Wife, Mar, 34, , Devon Exmouth
Thomas W do, Son, Un, 4, , Devon Lympston
Ellis H do, Son, Un, 2, , Devon Lympston

1881 census
RG11/2139 F93 P21
Lympstone, Devon
William Dunham, Head, Mar, 44, Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Selina do, Wife, Mar, 46, , Devon Exmouth
Thomas do, Son, , 16, Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Ellis do, Son, , 12, , Devon Lympstone
Ellen do, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Devon Lympstone
Lucy do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Devon Lympstone
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Thomas Dunham, Head, Mar, 74, Formerly Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Martha do, Wife, Mar, 84, , Devon Lympstone

Selina married William Thomas Small DUNHAM, son of Thomas DUNHAM and Mary Ann, Sep Q 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England. (William Thomas Small DUNHAM was born circa 1836 in Lympstone, Devon, England.)