| Thomas Frederick BEST
Born: 20 Apr 1904, Exmouth, Devon, England 1Marriage (1): Dorothy Lovdey Copp PAVER circa Dec 1923 in St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EnglandDied: 1 Apr 1973, Bristol, Avon, England aged 68 2   General Notes:  Births Jun 1904 BEST Thomas Frederick St Thomas 5b 28 
 Marriage Dec 1923 St Thomas 5b 150
 Best Thomas F to Paver
 Paver Dorothy L C to Best
 
 Death Jun 1973
 Bristol 7B 296 BEST Thomas Frederick, dob 29 Ap 1904
 
 He was a sailor
 Moved to North Devon before WW2 and ran The Clarence Hotel, Barnstaple
 
 Thomas and Dorothy moved to Barnstaple in the 2nd world war 19xx, in the Clarence Hotel until retirement and moved to 6 Margrove Terrace, Yeo Vale, Barnstaple, Devon
 
 1911 census
 RG14PN12577 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED6 SN442
 Navy Cottages, Exmouth, Devon
 George Henry Best, Head, 31, Married, Council Labourer (District Council), Teignmouth Devon
 Elizabeth Ann Best, Wife, 32, Married 9 years, , Exmouth Devon
 Thomas Frederick Best, Son, 7, , , Exmouth Devon
 Edward Morris Best, Son, 4, , , Exmouth Devon
 - against Elizabeth it states there have been 2 children born alive and both still living
 - Elizabeth's mother is on the previous sheet
 
 Photo stored with father
 
 Thomas married Dorothy Lovdey Copp PAVER, daughter of John "Jacker" PAVER and Bessie PENGILLEY, circa Dec 1923 in St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England. (Dorothy Lovdey Copp PAVER was born on 9 Apr 1905 in St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 1 and died in Jun 1997 in Barnstaple, Devon, England 1.) 
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