Wm.Henry/Dorothy Best... plus eventual 8 children, Queensland 1881-20th centrury

[Doreen Peacock]

Searching for BEST FAMILY.... Ships to and from Queensland of family movements.
William Henry Best married Dorothy Charlton in 1874 in England.
They embarked from Plymouth. 1881 with two children - Catherine born 1875; and Horace born 1880, and thought to have returned to England at some time later.
Where they settled in Queensland?
Did William Henry Best stay as a wine and fruit merchant as he was in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England?
What happened to family members?

Any help to locate any details gratefully appreciated. Thank you.   

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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79281347?searchTerm=dorothy%20best

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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171380642?searchTerm=dorothy%20best

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[Doreen Peacock]

Hanes teulu.   Thank you for  April 13th 1893 Newspaper report. Interesting... First piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Thank you for your Eagle Eye stopping this piece.

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Have you checked Queensland BDMs?
There are two births 1892 and 1894 (district not given) - parents William Henry Best and Dorothy Charlton

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Queensland BDMs has the death of a Dorothy Best, 28 Dec 1900, parents Jane Ann Lawson and Thomas Charlton. Also the death of a Dorothy Best, 20 March 1894, parents Dorothy Charlton and William Henry Best.

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Queensland BDMs has the death of a William Henry Best, date of birth 1850, parents Agnes Coop and Thomas Best

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20195249?searchTerm=william%20henry%20best

No family members mentioned in death notice to link him to "your" William Henry but year of birth (1850) on BDM entry would appear to fit?

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1881 Census has Henry's Year of Birth as 1850

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The 1851 Census has a Thomas Charlton and Jane A Charlton at Sunderland. By 1861 Jane A is a widow and the household includes a Dorothy Charlton, age 5, born Sunderland. She is a good fit for the Dorothy Best on the 1881 Census and the Queensland BDM death registration, 1900 (age not given).