Daphne Margaret BEST

1905 - DECEASED   Has 17 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

William BEST

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Elizabeth UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Susan CARTER

Abt 1806 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1806	England
Died	DECEASED
Family	James Lavender HITCHCOCK,   b. 23 Apr 1806, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Martha HITCHCOCK,   b. 14 Jun 1825, England + 2. Susannah HITCHCOCK,   b. 7 Jun 1827, England + 3. Sarah HITCHCOCK,   b. 21 Apr 1833, Matlaske, Norfolk, England + 4. Dr David HITCHCOCK,   b. 26 Sep 1835, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth Sarah BEST

1898 - 1937  (38 years)

Birth	24 Jul 1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Died	15 Jul 1937	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1937	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Bernard Douglas HUNTER,   b. 19 May 1896, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Jun 1922	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Dorothy Jean HUNTER,   b. 4 Jun 1923   2. Living   3. Ronald Douglas HUNTER,   b. 1929, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Neil Ernest HUNTER,   b. 7 Nov 1931, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia

Bernard Douglas HUNTER

1896 - 1957  (60 years)

Birth	19 May 1896	Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 Apr 1957	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1957	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Elizabeth Sarah BEST,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Jun 1922	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Dorothy Jean HUNTER,   b. 4 Jun 1923   2. Living   3. Ronald Douglas HUNTER,   b. 1929, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Neil Ernest HUNTER,   b. 7 Nov 1931, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia

Ivy May BEST

1899 - 1983  (84 years)

Birth	31 Aug 1899	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 Oct 1983	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1983	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Aubrey Edward GALE,   b. 28 Feb 1898, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. May Doris GALE,   b. 27 Aug 1921, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia   2. Leslie Thomas GALE,   b. 6 Jun 1924   3. Living

Aubrey Edward GALE

1898 - 1966  (68 years)

Birth	28 Feb 1898	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 Mar 1966	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1966	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George GALE,   b. 10 Mar 1860, York, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary CHRISTMASS,   b. 21 Dec 1861, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Married	18 Jun 1885	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Ivy May BEST,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. May Doris GALE,   b. 27 Aug 1921, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia   2. Leslie Thomas GALE,   b. 6 Jun 1924   3. Living

Gladys Maud BEST

1902 - 2004  (102 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1902	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Died	7 Sep 2004	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Roy Robert MINSON,   b. 29 Sep 1902, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Phyllis Lorraine DOUGLAS,   b. 14 Dec 1924   2. Living   3. Living   4. Neville Thomas DOUGLAS,   b. 3 Nov 1933   5. Living

Roy Robert MINSON

1902 - DECEASED

Birth	29 Sep 1902	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Charles MINSON,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Lorne DOUGLAS,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Gladys Maud BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Phyllis Lorraine DOUGLAS,   b. 14 Dec 1924   2. Living   3. Living   4. Neville Thomas DOUGLAS,   b. 3 Nov 1933   5. Living

William Thomas BEST

1902 - 1981  (79 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1902	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Died	11 Sep 1981	Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1981	Cemetery, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Constance Eveline CHADWICK,   b. 24 Feb 1905, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Elaine Constance BEST,   b. 20 Sep 1931 + 4. Colin William BEST,   b. 3 Dec 1934   5. Raymond Thomas BEST,   b. 19 Oct 1944

Constance Eveline CHADWICK

1905 - 1965  (60 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1905	Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Died	24 Feb 1965	Maida Vale, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1965	Cemetery, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Family	William Thomas BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Elaine Constance BEST,   b. 20 Sep 1931 + 4. Colin William BEST,   b. 3 Dec 1934   5. Raymond Thomas BEST,   b. 19 Oct 1944

Daphne Margaret BEST

1905 - DECEASED

Birth	26 May 1905
Died	DECEASED
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Walter Charles CROMWELL,   b. 1900
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Harold William HILLIER,   b. 1899

Walter Charles CROMWELL

1900 - 1948  (48 years)

Birth	1900
Died	1 Nov 1948
Family	Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living

Harold William HILLIER

1899 - 1978  (79 years)

Birth	1899
Died	15 May 1978	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905

Hazel Doreen BEST

1907 - 2005  (98 years)

Birth	26 Apr 1907
Died	2 Jun 2005
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Frank Henry WOOD,   b. 1897, Smiths Mill, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living   2. Barrington Duncan WOOD,   b. 27 Apr 1935   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Allen Burkinshaw WOOD,   b. 31 Jul 1940   6. Living   7. Christine Frances WOOD,   b. 6 Jan 1948

Frank Henry WOOD

1897 - 1964  (67 years)

Birth	1897	Smiths Mill, Western Australia, Australia
Died	6 Jul 1964	Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Duncan William WOOD,   b. 1872
Mother	Blanche Lillian TIMEWELL,   b. 1877, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1896
Family	Hazel Doreen BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1907
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living   2. Barrington Duncan WOOD,   b. 27 Apr 1935   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Allen Burkinshaw WOOD,   b. 31 Jul 1940   6. Living   7. Christine Frances WOOD,   b. 6 Jan 1948

Pansy Myrtle BEST

1912 - 1990  (78 years)

Birth	26 Apr 1912
Died	8 Jun 1990	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Arthur John MARSHALL,   b. 1910
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Arthur John MARSHALL

1910 - 1990  (80 years)

Birth	1910
Died	3 Nov 1990	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Pansy Myrtle BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1912
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Thomas William BEST

1869 - 1914  (45 years)

Birth	1869	Branxton, Northumberland, England
Died	25 Jan 1914	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1914	Cemetery, Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William BEST,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Elizabeth UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Sarah BEST,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ivy May BEST,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Gladys Maud BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 4. William Thomas BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905 + 6. Hazel Doreen BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1907 + 7. Pansy Myrtle BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1912

Sarah May WELLS

1879 - 1952  (72 years)

Birth	19 Dec 1879	Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Died	24 May 1952	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Alfred John WELLS,   b. 21 Mar 1857, At Sea
Mother	Sarah Jane DOUST,   b. 1 Jun 1863, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1877	Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Married	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Sarah BEST,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ivy May BEST,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Gladys Maud BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 4. William Thomas BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905 + 6. Hazel Doreen BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1907 + 7. Pansy Myrtle BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1912

Walter Charles CROMWELL

1900 - 1948  (48 years)

Birth	1900
Died	1 Nov 1948
Family	Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living

Harold William HILLIER

1899 - 1978  (79 years)

Birth	1899
Died	15 May 1978	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905

• Name	Daphne Margaret BEST
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	26 May 1905
  Gender	Female
  Death	DECEASED
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Elizabeth Sarah BEST,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 Jul 1937, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Ivy May BEST,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 20 Oct 1983, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Gladys Maud BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Sep 2004, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  4. William Thomas BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 11 Sep 1981, Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia
  5. Hazel Doreen BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1907   d. 2 Jun 2005
  6. Pansy Myrtle BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1912   d. 8 Jun 1990, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William BEST,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Grandfather)  Susan CARTER,   b. Abt 1806, England d. DECEASED  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  + 1. Elizabeth Sarah BEST,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 Jul 1937, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 38 years) â–»Bernard Douglas HUNTER,  m. 20 Jun 1922, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia   + 2. Ivy May BEST,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 20 Oct 1983, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 84 years) â–»Aubrey Edward GALEm. UNKNOWN   + 3. Gladys Maud BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Sep 2004, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 102 years) â–»Roy Robert MINSON   + 4. William Thomas BEST,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia d. 11 Sep 1981, Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 79 years) â–»Constance Eveline CHADWICKm. UNKNOWN   + 5. Daphne Margaret BEST,   b. 26 May 1905   d. DECEASED â–»Walter Charles CROMWELLm. UNKNOWN   â–»Harold William HILLIER   + 6. Hazel Doreen BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1907   d. 2 Jun 2005  (Age 98 years) â–»Frank Henry WOODm. UNKNOWN   + 7. Pansy Myrtle BEST,   b. 26 Apr 1912   d. 8 Jun 1990, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 78 years) â–»Arthur John MARSHALL
  Person ID	I31904	MyBradyTree | RLW

  
  

  Father	Thomas William BEST,   b. 1869, Branxton, Northumberland, England d. 25 Jan 1914, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Sarah May WELLS,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia d. 24 May 1952, Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1898	Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F10943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Walter Charles CROMWELL,   b. 1900   d. 1 Nov 1948 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harold William HILLIER,   b. 1899   d. 15 May 1978, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F10991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  Darryl Brady. "Daphne Margaret BEST". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I31904&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 11, 2025).