Jessie Hooper BEST

  General Notes:

birth 1891 Jun St Thomas 5b 41
- mother's maiden is Hooper on new GRO indexes

Marriage Jun 1915 St Thomas 5b 161 at the Parade Chapel, Exmouth (Primitive Methodist) on 4 April 1915
Henry Stanley Steer, 25, Bachelor, Bread Baker, 42 Paris Street Exeter. Father Henry Steer, Bread Baker
Jessie Hooper Best, 24, Spinster, Dressmaker, 8 Albion Street Exmouth. Father Samuel John Best, Tailor
Witnesses were F W Palmer and Samuel John Best

death 1986 Jul Exeter 21 1131 reg 786 gave dob as well

The last surviving of the 11 children of Samuel John Best

1891 Census
RG12/1676 F56 P34
13 George Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Samuel J Best, Head, M, 40, Tailor, Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth J do, Wife, M, 40, , Devon Topsham
Rose M do, Daur, , 14, , Devon Exmouth
Alfred J do, Son, , 12, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Kate do, Daur, , 10, Scholar, Devon Exmouth,
Emily E do, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
James A do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Harriet L do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Eliza do, Daur, , 1, , Devon Exmouth
Jessie H do, Daur, , 1m, , Devon Exmouth

1901 Census
RG13/2029 F69 P13
7 George Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Samuel J Best, Head, M, 49, Master Tailor (employer), Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth J do, Wife, M, 49, , Devon Topsham
Alfred J do, Son, S, 21, Tailor (working at home), Devon Exmouth
Kate do, Daur, S, 19, Shop Assistant, Devon Exmouth
Emily do, Daur, S, 17, (working at home), Devon Exmouth
James do, Son, S, 15, Tailor (working at home), Devon Exmouth
Louisa do, Daur, , 14, , Devon Exmouth
Eliza do, Daur, , 12, , Devon Exmouth
Jessie do, Daur, , 10, , Devon Exmouth
Ada do, Daur, , 8, , Devon Exmouth
John do, Son, , 6, , Devon Exmouth
- Daughter Rose was living away as a nurse in Exminster at the Devon County Lunatic Asylum see RG13/2040 F145 P6, Schedule 20

1911 census
RG14PN12578 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED7 SN45
8 Albion Street, Exmouth, Devon
Samuel John Best, Head, 60, Married, Tailor, Exmouth Devon, working on own account, at home
Elizabeth Jane Best, Wife, 60, Married, Assisting in the Business, Topsham Devon
Harriett Louisa Best, Daughter, 24, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Eliza Best, Daughter, 21, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Jessie Hooper Best, Daughter, 20, Single, Assisting in the Business, Exmouth Devon
Ada Tuck Best, Daughter, 18, Single, Corset Maker, Exmouth Devon
against Samuel John - married 36 years, 11 children born alive, 10 living, 1 died - should be stated against the wife
The house had 6 rooms
- no infirmities shown in the final column of the form

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6752J/014/27 Letter Code: WDAQ
42 Paris Street , Exeter C.B., Devon, England
Jessie H Steer 06 Mar 1891 Female Shop Keeper Widowed 183 1
Stanley H Steer 27 Dec 1919 Male Assis Shop Keeper Single 183 2

Jessie married Henry Stanley STEER, son of Henry STEER and Virginia PENGELLY, on 4 Apr 1915 in Exmouth, Devon, England. (Henry Stanley STEER was born circa Mar 1890 in Exeter, Devon, England and died Jun Q 1937 in Exeter, Devon, England.)