Donald James BEST

1924 - DECEASED   Has 16 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Richard BEST

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Mary UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. George BEST,   b. 5 Mar 1794, England

Sarah UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Joseph SANDO,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia

Richard Arnold Edward BEST

1914 - 2003  (89 years)

Birth	1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	31 Mar 2003	Como, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2003	Cemetery, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Phreeda Ann PEARCE,   b. Abt 1920
Married	1943	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Phreeda Ann PEARCE

Abt 1920 - 2002  (~ 82 years)

Birth	Abt 1920
Died	1 Oct 2002	Como, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2002	Cemetery, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Richard Arnold Edward BEST,   b. 1914, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1943	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Gerald Joseph BEST

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1916	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	5 Jun 2006	Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2006	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mabel Esme METCALF,   b. 11 Mar 1925, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1946	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living

Mabel Esme METCALF

1925 - 1998  (73 years)

Birth	11 Mar 1925	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	21 Aug 1998	Midvale, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1998	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Francis Walter METCALF,   b. Abt 1882
Mother	Mabel Annie W. HAGGERTY,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	1909	Katanning, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Gerald Joseph BEST,   b. 20 Dec 1916, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1946	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living

Thomas Gilmore BEST

1918 - 1959  (40 years)

Birth	19 Jul 1918	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	6 May 1959	Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1959	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Gladys Elizabeth BEST

1921 - DECEASED

Birth	26 Nov 1921	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Roland A. BROOKS,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Roland A. BROOKS

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Gladys Elizabeth BEST,   b. 26 Nov 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Donald James BEST

1924 - DECEASED

Birth	2 Aug 1924	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ralph George BEST

1929 - 1929  (0 years)

Birth	1929	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1929	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: 10 days old
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Malcolm Anthony BEST

1929 - 1929  (0 years)

Birth	1929	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1929	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: 10 days old
Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Richard Thomas BEST

1875 - 1945  (70 years)

Birth	2 Sep 1875	Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Died	7 Oct 1945	Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1945	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George BEST,   b. 4 Sep 1832, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Ellen Ann PRINCE,   b. 9 Apr 1842, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	30 Mar 1860	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Richard Arnold Edward BEST,   b. 1914, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Gerald Joseph BEST,   b. 20 Dec 1916, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   3. Thomas Gilmore BEST,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Gladys Elizabeth BEST,   b. 26 Nov 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   5. Donald James BEST,   b. 2 Aug 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ralph George BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia   7. Malcolm Anthony BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Mabel Elizabeth SANDO

1887 - 1952  (65 years)

Birth	27 Jul 1887	South Australia, Australia
Died	29 Nov 1952	Booralaming, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1952	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Joseph SANDO,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Sarah UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Richard Arnold Edward BEST,   b. 1914, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Gerald Joseph BEST,   b. 20 Dec 1916, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   3. Thomas Gilmore BEST,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Gladys Elizabeth BEST,   b. 26 Nov 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   5. Donald James BEST,   b. 2 Aug 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ralph George BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia   7. Malcolm Anthony BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia

• Name	Donald James BEST
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth Record	1924
  	#2148
  Birth	2 Aug 1924	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	DECEASED
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Richard Arnold Edward BEST,   b. 1914, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 31 Mar 2003, Como, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Gerald Joseph BEST,   b. 20 Dec 1916, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Jun 2006, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Thomas Gilmore BEST,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 6 May 1959, Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia
  4. Gladys Elizabeth BEST,   b. 26 Nov 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  5. Ralph George BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Malcolm Anthony BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard BEST,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Richard Arnold Edward BEST,   b. 1914, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 31 Mar 2003, Como, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 89 years) â–»Phreeda Ann PEARCE,  m. 1943, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   + 2. Gerald Joseph BEST,   b. 20 Dec 1916, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Jun 2006, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 89 years) â–»Mabel Esme METCALF,  m. 1946, Northam, Western Australia, Australia     3. Thomas Gilmore BEST,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 6 May 1959, Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 40 years)   4. Gladys Elizabeth BEST,   b. 26 Nov 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED â–»Roland A. BROOKS,  m. 1941, Perth, Western Australia, Australia     5. Donald James BEST,   b. 2 Aug 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED   6. Ralph George BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)   7. Malcolm Anthony BEST,   b. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1929, Northam, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I14358	MyBradyTree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Thomas BEST,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Oct 1945, Midland, Western Australia, Australia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mabel Elizabeth SANDO,   b. 27 Jul 1887, South Australia, Australia d. 29 Nov 1952, Booralaming, Western Australia, Australia (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1914	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Reference Number	#193
  Family ID	F5823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Donald James BEST". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I14358&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed February 16, 2025).