Ann BAKER

  General Notes:

Ann Baker married Frederick Best c 1809 (not at Withycombe Raleigh), this marriage produced James
Adamson Best. Frederick died c. January 1812. Ann then married
Frederick's brother Charles in 1816. Since it was illegal for a widow
to marry her brother in law at that time there were rum goings on here
me thinks!!!!!!!!! (especially as indications are that after Ann died in
1825 Charles promptly packed his bags and left his children to be looked
after by the parish).

Marriage at Exeter St George, 1816, page 8, entry 23
Charles Best of the parish of Saint George in the City of Exeter - Gardener
and Ann Best of Littleham in the County of Devon - Widow
were married in the church by Licence this nineteenth day of March 1816.
signed Charles Best and Ann Best
Witnesses were Francis Balili(?or Bable) and Elizabeth Ball

It is possible that Ann's mother (or aunt) was Sarah Baker, who married James Adamson in 1788 - her son with Frederick Best was called James Adamson Best

Burial at Withycombe Raleigh in 1825
Ann Best, Exmouth in the Parish of Littleham, Aug 28, 37

Using A2A, this file reference appears at the Devon Record Office
Littleham Parish, Exmouth
Catalogue Ref. 2932 A
Creator(s):
Church of England, Littleham-cum-Exmouth Parish, Devon
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
FILE - MISCELLANEOUS POOR RELIEF PAPERS - ref. 2932 A/PO 100 - date: 1775 - 1830
item: Order for parish relief of 8/- per week to be paid to Elizabeth Pitts for care of Mary Ann, John, Charles & Sarah Best who had been deserted by their father, Charles Best (gardener) - ref. 2932 A/PO 100/7 - date: 24 Dec 1825
- these are probably in descending age order (the last three certainly are)

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CHARLES BEST
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Spouse: ANN BEST Family
Marriage: 19 MAR 1816 Saint George, Exeter, Devon, England



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Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.


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Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M050931 1609 - 1632 0917099 Film NONE

M050931 1675 - 1837 0917099 Film NONE


Sheet: 00

Ann married Frederick BEST, son of John BEST and Ann COLLINGS, circa 1809. (Frederick BEST was born circa 1787 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England, baptised on 14 Oct 1787 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England,¹ died in 1812 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England and was buried on 16 Jan 1812 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England ¹.)

Ann next married Charles BEST, son of John BEST and Ann COLLINGS, on 19 Mar 1816 in Exeter, Devon, England. (Charles BEST was born circa 1796 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England and was baptised on 27 Mar 1796 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England ¹.)