William BEST, b: -

^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}
^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1830 French Revolution}
^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}




^{William BEST}^{b. d.}



		^{Samuel HAWTHORNTHWAITE}^{b.1824 Leeds, Yorks d.1878 Newcastle upon , Northld}

	^{Arthur Fre HAWTHORNTHWAITE}^{b.1862 Hulme, Chorlton, Lancs d.1945 Newcastle upon , Northld}	^Ann CAIN^{b.1824 Rushen, Ballasalla, IOM d.1891 Newcastle upon , Northld}

^{Lydia HAWTHORNTHWAITE}^{b.1904 Newcastle upon , Northld d. Y/}

	^{Mary Isabella CREA}^{b.1864 Newcastle upon , Northld d.1947 Newcastle upon , Northld}