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     Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best was born on 5 October 1923.¹ He was the son of Samuel John Best, 7th Baron Wynford and Evelyn Mary Aylmer May.² He married Heather Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Hamilton Gardner, on 29 March 1947.¹ He married Loveday Gabriel England, daughter of Kenneth Ascough England, on 1 April 2000.¹ He died on 30 October 2009 at age 86.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was Chairman/Managing Director of Wiggins Teape Group.¹ He was Director of BAT Industries.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)¹

     Hamilton Gardner lived at South Kensington, London, England.¹

     Heather Elizabeth Gardner was the daughter of Hamilton Gardner.² She married Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best, son of Samuel John Best, 7th Baron Wynford and Evelyn Mary Aylmer May, on 29 March 1947.¹ She died on 5 February 1999.¹
     From 29 March 1947, her married name became Best.

     Christopher John Patrick Best was born on 20 December 1948.² He is the son of Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best and Heather Elizabeth Gardner.² He married, firstly, Anna Marion Richmond Rowe Mitchell, daughter of David Rowe Mitchell, in 1973.² He and Anna Marion Richmond Rowe Mitchell were divorced in 1977.² He married, secondly, Margherita Antonietta Toninato, daughter of Alberto Pietro Toninato, in 1977.²

     Francesca Victoria Best was born in 1984.¹ She is the daughter of Christopher John Patrick Best and Margherita Antonietta Toninato.²
     She was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ She was educated at North London Collegiate School, London, England.¹

     Michael Hamilton Best was born on 23 May 1951.¹ He was the son of Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best and Heather Elizabeth Gardner.² He died on 28 June 1952 at age 1..¹

     David Robert Best was born on 5 May 1953.¹ He is the son of Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best and Heather Elizabeth Gardner.² He married, firstly, Rachel Mary Foulkes, daughter of Frank Foulkes, on 6 June 1998.¹ He and Rachel Mary Foulkes were divorced in 2005. He married, secondly, Elisabeth Laetitia Marie Lucienne Hurbin, daughter of Bruno Bernard Marie Urbain Hurbin, on 6 December 2008.¹
     He was educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England.¹

     Frank Foulkes lived at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Rachel Mary Foulkes is the daughter of Frank Foulkes.² She married David Robert Best, son of Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best and Heather Elizabeth Gardner, on 6 June 1998.¹ She and David Robert Best were divorced in 2005.
     From 6 June 1998, her married name became Best.¹

     Sebastian Michael Draper Foulkes-Best was born on 3 January 2001.¹ He is the son of David Robert Best and Rachel Mary Foulkes.²