In 1804 Thomas married the Rt. Hon. Lady Emily Stratford from whom he had two children: John Stratford Best and Georgina Louisa. The couple were subsequently divorced about 1809. Thomas was a skilled marksman and is notorious for fighting a duel with Lord Camelford who died from his wound.
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-LNCJ : 17 April 2019), Emilia Stratford, Lady in entry for Mr Best, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1 Oct 1804, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
1829 Barbados Department of Archives Will BDA RB4/6/62
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