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Samuel John BEST
(1851-1938)
Elizabeth Jane HOOPER
(1852-1934)
John Clement OSBORNE
(1859-1946)
Jane KNOWLES
(1864-1947)
James Adamson BEST
(1884-1977)
Elsie Sophia OSBORNE
(1887-1977)

Mollie Kathleen BEST
(1912-1996)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. James "Nick" NICHOLAS
2. Walter Ernest EARNSHAW

Mollie Kathleen BEST

  • Born: 4 Dec 1912, Exmouth, Devon, England
  • Marriage (1): James "Nick" NICHOLAS on 17 Sep 1938 in Exmouth, Devon, England
  • Marriage (2): Walter Ernest EARNSHAW on 22 May 1971 in Exmouth, Devon, England 1
  • Died: 12 Dec 1996, Exmouth, Devon, England aged 84 2
  • Crem.: 19 Dec 1996, Exeter, Devon, England 3
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bullet  General Notes:

Short birth certificate issued 3 Jan 1973 : ref no 35/92
Exmouth sub district, in St Thomas District (Devon Central)

Birth (Mollie Kathleen) Mar 1913 St Thomas 5b p38 mother Elsie Sophia Osborn (should be Osborne). Address was 5 Hartopp Road, WITHYCOMBE Raleigh, Exmouth.

1st Marriage
Marriage Sep 1938 Devon Central 5b 185
BEST Mollie K to Nicholas
NICHOLAS James to Best

According to divorce papers she was married on 17th September 1938 at The Parade Chapel, Exmouth, Devon

2nd marriage
Marriage Jun 1971 Devon C 7a p990
EARNSHAW Walter E to Nicholas
NICHOLAS Mollie K to Earnshaw

Marriage Certificate
1971, Registration District Devon Central in the County of Devon
Marriage at the Congregational Church, Point-in-View, Withycombe Raleigh on Twenty second May 1971.
Walter Ernest Earnshaw, 55 years, Widower, Printer's Reader, 12 Phillipps Avenue Exmouth. Father Verdi Lindley Earnshaw (deceased), Technical Clerk (retired) HM Stationery Office
Mollie Kathleen Nicholas, 58 years, Previous Marriage Dissolved, - , 12 Phillipps Avenue Exmouth. Father James Adamson Best, Tailor (Retired)
Witnesses were Jack L Earnshaw (son of groom - me!) and J A Best (father of bride).

Death registration
Name: MOLLIE KATHLEEN EARNSHAW
Death Year: 1996
Age: 84
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1912
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec/96
Registration District: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Register Number: D4F
Entry number: 292

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6819D/011/30 Letter Code: WFKN
111 Exeter Road , Exmouth U.D., Devon, England
James A Best 23 Dec 1884 Male Tailor (Master) Married 140 1
Elsie S Best 07 Mar 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 2
John C Osborne 09 May 1859 Male Private Service Coachman (Retired) Married 140 3
Jane Osborne 14 Jul 1864 Female Incapacitated Married 140 4
James Nicholas 16 Oct 1915 Male Master House Painter Decorator Married 140 5
Mollie K Earnshaw (Nicholas) 04 Dec 1912 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 6
- against Mollie (for the change of name to Earnshaw on 22.5.1971) is annotated 23.6.71 CR283 DN


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Mollie married James "Nick" NICHOLAS, son of NICHOLAS and JENKIN, on 17 Sep 1938 in Exmouth, Devon, England. (James "Nick" NICHOLAS was born on 16 Oct 1915 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England and died in Nov 1998 in Truro, Cornwall, England.)


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Mollie next married Walter Ernest EARNSHAW, son of Verdi Lindley EARNSHAW and Florence Lavinia GIBSON, on 22 May 1971 in Exmouth, Devon, England.1 (Walter Ernest EARNSHAW was born on 12 Jul 1915 in Plaistow, West Ham, London, England,4 died on 4 Dec 1992 in Exmouth, Devon, England 5 and was cremated on 11 Dec 1992 in Exeter, Devon, England 6.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Married in Point-in-View church and reception at A La Ronde

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Sources


1 Marriage Certificate.

2 <i>Personal Knowledge</i>, Present at the death.

3 <i>Personal Knowledge</i>, Various papers and newspaper cuttings.

4 <i>Birth Certificate</i>.

5 Death Certificate.

6 <i>Personal Knowledge</i>, Arranged it and Attended.


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