Particular thanks to Gordon Pollock for his assistance and prior research.
Generation 1
Generation 1
Born 1776, Ireland
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Elisabeth Bond
Born 1781, Ireland – Death March 11, 1843, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Their Children:
- David Best
Born 1801, Ireland – Died July 22, 1867 on 21 Gibson Street, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
- Elisabeth Best
Born 1816, Ireland
- Rosiana Bond Best
Born 1821, Ireland
- Sarah Best
Born 1823, Ireland – Died September 27, 1884, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Married Richard Scott
- Catherine Best
Born 1825, Ireland – Died March 28, 1885, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
Married Robert Bryceland
Generation 2
David Best
AND
Rosanne Cunningham
Birth 1801, Ireland – Death March 7, 1875, 28 Bell St., Glasgow Scotland
Her Parents: Adam Cunningham and Rose King
Their Children:
- John Best
Born 1826 in Derry, Ireland
- James Best
Born 1828 in Derry, Ireland
Died March 30, 1901, Glasgow, Scotland
- Robert Best
Born 1832 in Derry, Ireland – Died January 26, 1883 in 239 Broad St, Glasgow, Scotland
Married Agnes Meighan (Michan) on July 18, 1856
Born 1828 in Ireland – Died November 13, 1909 in Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland
Their Children:
- Sarah Best, 1857 – ? (married Neil Donnachie November 3, 1876)
- Anna/Rosanna Best, 1859 – ? (married William Cairns November 1 1878) (married William Blackadder May 23 1899)
- Robert Best, 1861 – ? (married Margaret Campbell October 28, 1887)
- James Best, 1863 – ? ,
- Francis Best, 1865 – ? (married Margaret Russell),
- Alexander Best, 1867 – ?,
- John Best, 1869 – ? (married Catherine Fairfull Williamson July 3, 1900)
- Cunningham Best
Born 1834 in Derry Ireland – Died 1865 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Married Mary Driver 1861, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Their Children:
- Mary Best 1865 – November 17, 1920, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Ann Best
Born 1836 in George St., Glasgow, Barony, Scotland
[Annie & Lizzie were born outside the original (very small) municipal boundary of Glasgow; it had not yet begun to gobble up the surrounding districts in the 1830s. This happened in the late 1800s. Both girls were born in Barony, a large district that surrounded Glasgow on three sides, north of the Clyde, now all absorbed into the city.]
- Elizabeth Best
Born 1839 in Glasgow, Barony, Scotland – Died July 19, 1907 in Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
Generation 3
Elizabeth Best
Born 1839 in Lanarkshire, Scotland – Died July 19, 1907 in Moir St., Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
AND
Or fathers mentioned
Her Children:
- Anne Best
Born February 18, 1867 in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
- John Best
Born May 23, 1869 in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
- David Best
Born May 25, 1872 in Bell Street, Glasgow, Scotland – Died 1949 in Florence Street, Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Best
Born 1884 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland – a Died December 20, 1909 in Moir St., Calton, Scotland
Generation 4
David Best
AND
Jessie Thomson
Born 1879, Blantyre, Scotland
Married 1899
Her Parents: John Thomson 1827, Dumfriesshire, Scotland and Margaret Ina Allan
Their Children:
- Elizabeth Best
Married: Bernard Monaghan (August 11, 1899 – 1967) on March 1920
Immigrated to Canada: July 20, 1929 aboard the White Star Line’s Regina, arrived Montreal, Quebec.
Their Children:
- Jeanetta Monaghan, October 26, 1920
- Helen Monaghan, December 24, 1923
- Elizabeth Monaghan, April 11, 1926
- Bernard Monaghan, December 28, 1930
- Philip Monaghan, December 28, 1932
- Patricia Monaghan, February 11, 1934
- Roseanne Monaghan, January 31, 1941
- Vincent Monaghan April 3, 1941.
- Thomas Best
Born 1900 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Possibly Lizzie’s twin, who died at birth or shortly thereafter) – Died 1900 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- John Best
Born 1901 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland – Died 1968
Married: Susan McGratton
Their Children:
- Davie Best (died at 7)
- Annie Best (died at 4)
- John Best
- Thomas Best
- Margaret Best.
- Thomasina Thomson Best
Immigrated to Canada: September 2 1929 aboard Canadian Pacific’s Montroyal, arrived Saint John, N.B.
Married: John Rae (Jack) Pollock (November 10, 1909 – 1991) on October 13, 1930
Their children:
- John David Pollock, June 8, 1931 - April 15 1996, Peterborough
- Robert Donald Pollock, November 24, 1932
- Gordon Douglas Pollock, June 13, 1939.
- Jenny Best
Born 1906 in Glasgow, Scotland – Died 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland
- David Best
Immigrated to Canada: October 13, 1929 aboard SS Athenia, arrived Quebec, Quebec
- Annie Best
Born 1911 in Glasgow, Scotland – Died 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland (flu epidemic)
- Alec Best
Born 1913 in Glasgow, Scotland - Died 1918 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (flu epidemic)
- Dougal Best
Born 1916 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland – Died 1918 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Margaret Best
Born 1921 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland – Died in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN
Immigrated to Canada: After 1968
Married: Frank Gerald Fleming, (October 17, 1914 – 1968)
Their Children:
- Francis Fleming, August 29, 1940
- David Fleming, June 3, 1943 – November 7, 1943
- Eileen Fleming, March 4, 1946
- Elizabeth (Betty) Monaghan Fleming, May 5, 1947.
Generation 5
David Best
Born March 22, 1909 in Glasgow, Scotland – Died 1978 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN
Buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough, ON
Married: April 29, 1933
AND
Alice Winterbottom
Born November 17, 1912 in Oldham, Lancashire, England – Died March 1995 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN
Buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough, ON
Immigrated to Canada: May 1924 aboard SS Montcalm,
Her Parents: Walter Winterbottom (1884) and Emma (1888).
Their Children:
- Walter David Best
Born November 29 1933 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN
- Ronald Best
Born March 29, 1936 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN. Married Ardyth Halcrow
Their Children: Rhonda Best, Joanne Best, Brenda Best
- Alec Best
Born February 18, 1947 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN. Married Gloria Tuck
Their Children: Allison Best
Generation 6
Walter David Best (CGE welder, small business owner in Lakefield ON & pastor) of Peterborough, ON, born November 29, 1936.
AND
Eleanor Beulah Lloyd (homemaker) of Young’s Point, Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON born on April 21, 1935, married Walter David Best of Peterborough, ON, in Peterborough ON April 15, 1954.
Their Children:
· Christine Muriel Best born March 1, 1955 in Peterborough, ON married Raymond George Foster (born October 13, 1949) of Peterborough on July 17, 1982 in Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON. They have two Children Jared Raymond Foster born May 19, 1987 and Anna Eleanor Foster born November 28, 1990.
· Stephen Walter Best born May 3, 1957 in Peterborough, ON married Cynthia Anne Jay of Peterborough, ON on October 11, 1980 in Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON.
Generation 6
Stephen Walter Best, BA (Trent University) born May 3, 1957 married his childhood sweetheart from Edminson Heights Bible Chapel (Peterborough, ON) Cynthia (Cindy) Anne Jay of Otonabee Township, Peterborough Co., ON on October 11, 1980.
AND
Cindy Anne Jay, Registered Nurse (Fleming College), born on April 16, 1957 in Peterborough, ON is the daughter of Fredrick Henry Jay (born February 6, 1934 and died September 14, 2005) of Peterborough, ON and Mary Sybil Hunter (birth name – Kennedy) (born March 12, 1934) of Peterborough, ON.
Their Children:
· Nathanael Stephen Best (Trent University & Fleming College) born December 24, 1982 in Peterborough, ON married Patricia (Patty) Joy Freeman (Trent & Queens University) of Elmira, ON, on August 4, 2007 in Peterborough, ON.
· Joshua David Best (Ontario College of Art & Design University) born October 24, 1984 in Peterborough, ON married April Dawn White (York University) of Grand Rapids, MI on May 5, 2005 in Grand Rapids, MI.
· Lucas Walter Best (Fleming College) born November 26, 1986 in Peterborough, ON.
· Jameson Ern Best (Seneca-York College) born August 5, 1988 in Peterborough, ON.
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