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Esther Best, 1818–1886 (aged 68 years)

Name
Esther /Best/
Given names
Esther
Surname
Best
Married name
Esther /Thompkins/
Name
Hester /Best/
Given names
Hester
Surname
Best
Married name
Hester /Thompkins/
Birth April 7, 1818 18 17
Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details:

Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825

Text:

Hester Best daughter of Thomas and Mary Best of Toongabbie was born 7 Apr and christened 14 Jun 1818

Religious marriageHenry Thompkins — View this family
February 27, 1838 (aged 19 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text:

Name: Henry Thompkins [Henry Thomkin] Spouse Name: Esther Best Marriage Date: 1838 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales Registration Year: 1838 Volume Number: V

Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details:

Vol 03, Baptisms, 1834-1838; Marriages, 1834-1838; Burials, 1834-1838; p. 45, 1838 no. 179

Text:

Henry Thompkins, of the parish of Dural and Esther Best of the parish of Dural were married in this church by banns this 27th day of Feb 1838 by me R. Forrest

Death August 21, 1886 (aged 68 years)
Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Burial
Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Find a grave [database on-line].
Text:

Esther Best Thompkins BIRTH 1818 DEATH 21 Aug 1886 (aged 67–68) New South Wales, Australia BURIAL St Judes Cemetery Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia Show Map PLOT Section 1, Row 3, Site 1-2. MEMORIAL ID 160622738 Inscription In memory of Esther Thompkins, died August 21 1886, aged 68 years. Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that we should follow in His steps. 1st Peter 3:27 [OR 1st Peter 2.21 v3]. Also Henry Thompkins, beloved husband of the above, died 16th Jany 1893, aged 77 years. The memory of the just is blessed. Note: Memorial inscription transcribed with reference to ddac.org.au and the NFHS publication ‘St Jude’s Anglican Cemetery Dural.’ Gravesite Details Per DDHS in 1996: "Sandstone gabled headstone with large shoulders, a scrolled cruciform apex and the gable outlined by carved letters. Black letters. Kerbed double plot."

Thompkins, Henry Thomas (1815-1893) and Best, Esther (1818-1886) - gravestone
Family with parents
father
Birth: June 20, 1799 41 24 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 16, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: 210 acres — 1828 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Application for liquor licence: Application for liquor licence — 1828 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Event: Horse race — January 17, 1846
Marriage: after 1848
Death: January 26, 1874 — Tangmangaroo, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Gunning, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Beckett Esther Best Mary Ann Best Thomas Samuel Best George Best Peter Best Sarah Best Elizabeth Best Eliza Best Sophia Hope Best Henry William Best Family with spouse Ellen Reynolds Allen Joseph Best
Thomas Best
1799–1874
Birth: June 20, 1799 41 24 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 26, 1874 — Tangmangaroo, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
mother
Birth: July 31, 1800 41 20 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 16, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 2, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: December 4, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Best Esther Best Mary Ann Best Thomas Samuel Best George Best Peter Best Sarah Best Elizabeth Best Eliza Best Sophia Hope Best Henry William Best
Mary Beckett
1800–1857
Birth: July 31, 1800 41 20 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 2, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage
Marriage: February 16, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 months
herself
Birth: April 7, 1818 18 17 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 27, 1838 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 21, 1886 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Thompkins Elizabeth Thompkins Thomas Thompkins Mary Thompkins Sarah Tompkins Henry Thompkins Sophia Tompkins John Tompkins
Esther Best
1818–1886
Birth: April 7, 1818 18 17 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 21, 1886 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger sister
Birth: March 18, 1820 20 19 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 20, 1838 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 6, 1876 — Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: April 8, 1876 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Brien Sophia Brien Daniel Brien George Brien
Mary Ann Best
1820–1876
Birth: March 18, 1820 20 19 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 6, 1876 — Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger brother
Birth: July 3, 1822 23 21 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: January 2, 1845 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 31, 1893 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: January 1, 1894 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Tuckwell Thomas Samuel Best William Alfred Best Emily Amelia Best Elizabeth Rebecca Best Mary Jane Best George Henry Best Arthur John Best James Frederick Best Alfred Ernest Best George H. Best Henry Albert Best Alice Maud Best
Thomas Samuel Best
1822–1893
Birth: July 3, 1822 23 21 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 31, 1893 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger brother
Birth: December 4, 1824 25 24 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 9, 1846 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 31, 1854 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: June 2, 1854 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eleanor Moore George Frederick Best Mary Ann Best Emily Best Sophia Jane Best
George Best
1824–1854
Birth: December 4, 1824 25 24 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 31, 1854 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger brother
Birth: December 25, 1827 28 27 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 24, 1828 — New South Wales, Australia
Burial: April 27, 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Peter Best
1827–1828
Birth: December 25, 1827 28 27 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 24, 1828 — New South Wales, Australia
17 months
younger sister
Birth: May 20, 1829 29 28 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: January 2, 1845 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 24, 1906 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: April 25, 1906 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Hancock Mary Elizabeth Hancock Samuel Hancock Matilda Louisa Hancock Emeline Hancock Ruth Hancock Alice Caroline Maude Hancock Sarah Florence Hancock George Thomas Hancock Edith Ann Hancock
Sarah Best
1829–1906
Birth: May 20, 1829 29 28 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 24, 1906 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
Birth: January 1, 1832 32 31 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1849 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 1, 1915 — Orange, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Mobbs Thomas Mobbs John Mobbs
Elizabeth Best
1832–1915
Birth: January 1, 1832 32 31 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 1, 1915 — Orange, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 months
younger sister
Birth: October 18, 1833 34 33 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: January 28, 1851 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: November 2, 1882 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: November 4, 1882 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Webb Richard Webb Alfred Webb Matilda Louisa Webb Mary Webb Francis Alexander Webb Sarah Webb Emma Webb John Webb Walter Webb Sydney Webb William Webb Squire Brisbane Webb Lily Webb Amy Adela Webb
Eliza Best
1833–1882
Birth: October 18, 1833 34 33 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: November 2, 1882 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
Birth: August 9, 1836 37 36 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: October 11, 1869 — Queensland, Australia
Death: October 28, 1916 — Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Hurrell Holberton
Sophia Hope Best
1836–1916
Birth: August 9, 1836 37 36 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 28, 1916 — Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
2 years
younger brother
Birth: October 14, 1838 39 38 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 9, 1867 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 20, 1887 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: June 22, 1887 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Woodhouse Frank M. Best Emma F. Best Edmund Bland Best Harry W. Best Mary Ann Best Lucy E. Best Clara Ada Best George J. Best Percy Augustus Best
Henry William Best
1838–1887
Birth: October 14, 1838 39 38 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 20, 1887 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father’s family with Ellen Reynolds
father
Birth: June 20, 1799 41 24 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 16, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: 210 acres — 1828 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Application for liquor licence: Application for liquor licence — 1828 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Event: Horse race — January 17, 1846
Marriage: after 1848
Death: January 26, 1874 — Tangmangaroo, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Gunning, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Beckett Esther Best Mary Ann Best Thomas Samuel Best George Best Peter Best Sarah Best Elizabeth Best Eliza Best Sophia Hope Best Henry William Best Family with spouse Ellen Reynolds Allen Joseph Best
Thomas Best
1799–1874
Birth: June 20, 1799 41 24 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 26, 1874 — Tangmangaroo, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
step-mother
Birth: 1833
Marriage: after 1848
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Best Allen Joseph Best
Ellen Reynolds
1833–
Birth: 1833
Death:
Marriage
Marriage: after 1848 —
15 years
half-brother
Birth: 1862 62 29
Death: August 15, 1942 — Cootamundra, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Allen Joseph Best
1862–1942
Birth: 1862 62 29
Death: August 15, 1942 — Cootamundra, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Henry Thompkins
husband
Birth: August 15, 1815 24 37 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 27, 1838 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1893 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Best Elizabeth Thompkins Thomas Thompkins Mary Thompkins Sarah Tompkins Henry Thompkins Sophia Tompkins John Tompkins
Henry Thompkins
1815–1893
Birth: August 15, 1815 24 37 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1893 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
herself
Birth: April 7, 1818 18 17 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 27, 1838 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 21, 1886 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Thompkins Elizabeth Thompkins Thomas Thompkins Mary Thompkins Sarah Tompkins Henry Thompkins Sophia Tompkins John Tompkins
Esther Best
1818–1886
Birth: April 7, 1818 18 17 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 21, 1886 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage
Marriage: February 27, 1838 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 months
daughter
Birth: 1839 23 20 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Elizabeth Thompkins
1839–
Birth: 1839 23 20 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
4 years
son
Birth: August 23, 1842 27 24 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Thomas Thompkins
1842–
Birth: August 23, 1842 27 24 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
4 years
daughter
Birth: April 1, 1846 30 27 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Mary Thompkins
1846–
Birth: April 1, 1846 30 27 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
4 years
daughter
Birth: September 4, 1849 34 31 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Sarah Tompkins
1849–
Birth: September 4, 1849 34 31 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
6 years
son
Birth: July 15, 1855 39 37 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 15, 1896 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1906 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence Mary Hitchcock William Henry Thompkins Royal Clarence Thompkins Violet Esther Florence Thompkins
Henry Thompkins
1855–1906
Birth: July 15, 1855 39 37 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1906 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-3 years
daughter
Birth: November 21, 1852 37 34 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1891 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 4, 1926 — Kenthurst, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: June 5, 1926 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Inwood George Albert Inwood
Sophia Tompkins
1852–1926
Birth: November 21, 1852 37 34 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 4, 1926 — Kenthurst, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 years
son
Birth: 1859 43 40 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 14, 1890 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 19, 1905 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: December 20, 1905 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Cassell Albert John Thompkins Hilda Elizabeth Thompkins Leslie Vincent Tompkins Grace Esther Thompkins Ruby Clarence Tompkins Frank Raymond Thompkins
John Tompkins
1859–1905
Birth: 1859 43 40 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 19, 1905 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BirthAncestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details:

Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825

Text:

Hester Best daughter of Thomas and Mary Best of Toongabbie was born 7 Apr and christened 14 Jun 1818

MarriageAncestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text:

Name: Henry Thompkins [Henry Thomkin] Spouse Name: Esther Best Marriage Date: 1838 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales Registration Year: 1838 Volume Number: V

MarriageAncestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details:

Vol 03, Baptisms, 1834-1838; Marriages, 1834-1838; Burials, 1834-1838; p. 45, 1838 no. 179

Text:

Henry Thompkins, of the parish of Dural and Esther Best of the parish of Dural were married in this church by banns this 27th day of Feb 1838 by me R. Forrest

BurialFind a grave [database on-line].
Text:

Esther Best Thompkins BIRTH 1818 DEATH 21 Aug 1886 (aged 67–68) New South Wales, Australia BURIAL St Judes Cemetery Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia Show Map PLOT Section 1, Row 3, Site 1-2. MEMORIAL ID 160622738 Inscription In memory of Esther Thompkins, died August 21 1886, aged 68 years. Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that we should follow in His steps. 1st Peter 3:27 [OR 1st Peter 2.21 v3]. Also Henry Thompkins, beloved husband of the above, died 16th Jany 1893, aged 77 years. The memory of the just is blessed. Note: Memorial inscription transcribed with reference to ddac.org.au and the NFHS publication ‘St Jude’s Anglican Cemetery Dural.’ Gravesite Details Per DDHS in 1996: "Sandstone gabled headstone with large shoulders, a scrolled cruciform apex and the gable outlined by carved letters. Black letters. Kerbed double plot."