William Best

William married Lavinia Julia McMaster on 9 Oct 1856 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Lavinia (daughter of David John James McMaster and Jane Margaret Pinchin Webber) was born on 5 May 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Jul 1889 in Christiana, North West, South Africa.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edith Jane Best was born on 1 May 1857 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Jun 1950 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
2. Melita Isabella Best was born on 5 Jun 1859 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1935 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
3. Jane Margaret Best was born on 5 Mar 1861 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jan 1946 in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa.
4. William Best was born on 4 Nov 1862 in Bushman's Hoek, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Nov 1862 in Bushman's Hoek, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Emily Beeton Best was born on 15 Mar 1864 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa; died on 15 Aug 1943 in Kenmare, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
6. Elizabeth White Best was born on 2 Mar 1866 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa; died in Mar 1943 in Nairobi, Kenya.
7. William John Best was born on 8 May 1868 in Bloemhof, North West, South Africa; died on 30 Aug 1941 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
8. Nora Jessie Best was born on 4 Apr 1871 in Christiana, North West, South Africa.; died on 16 Jun 1958 in Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa.
9. Kathleen Christiana Best was born on 27 Jul 1874 in Christiana, North West, South Africa.; died on 26 Feb 1966 in Estcourt, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.