Sarah Best
1810–
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Sarah
When Sarah Best was born in 1810, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, Reuben Best, was 35 and her mother, Phillis Rich, was 29.
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Family Time Line
Reuben Best
1775–1840
Phillis Rich
1781–1844
Benjamin Best
1805–
Phyllis Best
1810–1892
Sarah Best
1810–
Fannie Best
1811–1896
Jane Best
1814–1859
Mary Best
1816–1868
Elizabeth Best
1820–
Parents and Siblings
1775–1840Male
1781–1844Female
Siblings
(7)
1805–Male
1810–1892Female
1810–Female
1811–1896Female
1814–1859Female
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World Events (3)
1815
Age 5
1815
Age 5
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 13
1823
Age 13
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 23
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 23
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
Name Meaning
English and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English best(e) (Old English betst) ‘best, finest (person)’.English, northern Irish, and French: nickname from Middle English best(e), Old French beste ‘beast, animal’ (especially those used for food or work), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts, such as a herdsman, or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal. Compare English Bester 1.English: from a Middle English adverbial expression of the Best, but the meaning is unknown.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Bester
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