Henry BESSANT^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1843 - 1908  (65 years)

• Name	Henry BESSANT
  Birth	25 Oct 1843	Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1908	Wraxall, Somerset, England   [1]
  Person ID	I7286	Tree951DJ
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John BESSANT,   b. 25 Dec 1804, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England d. 16 Dec 1890, Portbury, Somerset, England (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Hannah SKINNER,   b. 1807, Nailsea, Somerset, England d. 20 Aug 1877, Portbury, Somerset, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1827	St John, Bristol, Engand.   [1]
  Notes	The marriages of three of William and Ruth Bessant's grandsons took place on the same day in the same church. William and Edward Bessant (sons of John Bessant and Elizabeth Pope) were brothers and married two Atwell sisters. John Bessant (son of Samuel and Patience Lamble) was their first cousin and married Hannah Skinner. Source: Marriage Docs @ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22960552/person/1339709430 - 30 Mar 2015 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: Hannah Skinner Gender: Female Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1827 Marriage Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Spouse: John Bessent FHL Film Number: 1565939 Reference ID: p96 Source: Ancestry.com - 19 Jun 2015. [1, 8]
  Family ID	F2439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma SMITH,   b. Abt Apr 1847, Taynton, Gloucestershire, England d. 20 Jun 1878, Taynton, Gloucestershire, England (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1878	Taynton, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  Notes	Gloucestershire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 Name: Henry Bessant Birth Year: abt 1844 Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1878 Age: 34 Father: John Bessant, Timber Merchant Spouse: Emma Smith Spouse Age: 31 Spouse Father: Charles Smith (dcd) Event Type: Marriage Parish: Taynton, Gloucestershire, England Parish as it Appears: Taynton Source: Ancestry.com - 12 Jul 2015.
  Family ID	F2440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fanny WHITE,   b. Abt 1854, Milton, Somerset, England d. 6 Apr 1941, Wraxall, Somerset, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1899	Portbury   [1]
  Notes	England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Henry Bessant Spouse: Fanny Short Registration Year: 1889 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Bedminster Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 1241 Source: Ancestry.com - 12 Jul 2015.
  Children	1. Henry John BESSANT,   b. 19 Aug 1889, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, England d. 3 Jan 1963, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 73 years)   2. Frederick James BESSANT,   b. 16 Jun 1891, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, England d. Abt Jan 1893, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, England (Age 1 year) + 3. Charles Edward BESSANT,   b. 11 Dec 1892, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, England d. Abt Dec 1964, Weston super Mare, Somerset, England (Age 72 years) + 4. Arthur James BESSANT,   b. 30 Dec 1894, Portbury, Somerset, England d. 23 Apr 1978, Trowbridge Wiltshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Henry Bessant Registration Year: 1843 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Bedminster Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 11 Page: 77 Source: Ancestry.com - 12 Jul 2015. DEATH: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Henry Besant Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Registration Year: 1908 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 65 Registration district: Long Ashton Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 361 Source: Ancestry.com - 12 Jul 2015. CENSUS: 1851 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. #5 (=57 ?) Living with parents Henry Beasant (son) age 7 born Portbury, Somerset. Scholar. CENSUS: 1861 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 7b, RG 9/1711; Folio 97; Page 7. #39 Living with parents Henry Bessant (son) age 17 born Weston, Somerset. Agricultural Labourer. CENSUS: 1871 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG10/2517; Folio 93; Page 4. #23 Living with parents Henry Bessant (son) age 27 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Agricultural Labourer. CENSUS: 1881 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG11/2463; Folio 93; Page 6. #31 Living with Father Henry Bessant (son) age 37 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Widowed? Labourer. CENSUS: 1891 England Census - Somerset, Easton in Gordano, ED 3, RG121956; Folio 28; Page 20. #134 Henry Bessant (head) age 47 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. General Labourer. Fanny Bessant (wife) age 27 born Milton, Somerset. Eliza A Short (stepdaughter) age 10 born St George, Somerset. Scholar. Alfred W Short (stepson) age 8 born St George, Somerset. Scholar. Henry J Bessant (son) age 1 born St George, Somerset. Scholar. CENSUS: 1901 England Census - Somerset, Wraxall, ED 12, RG13/2353; Folio 139; Pg 1. SNOWDROP COTTAGE #7 Henry Bessant (head) age 57 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. HUrdle Maker. Fanny Bessant (wife) age 47 born Milton, Devon. Ann Short (stepdaughter) age 20 born Easton in Gordano, Somerset. Henry J Bessant (son) age 11 born Easton in Gordano, Somerset. Charles E Bessant (son) age 8 born Easton in Gordano, Somerset. Arthur J Bessant(son) age 6 born Portbury, Somerset. CENSUS: 1911 England Census - Somerset, Wraxall, ED 12, RG14/14798. RACECOURSE, PORTBURY, BRISTOL #37 Fanny Bessant (head) age 57 born Milton, Somerset. Widow. Housekeeper. Charles Edward Bessant (son) age 18 born Easton in Gordano, Somerset. General Labourer. Arthur James Bessant (son) age 16 born Portbury, Somerset. Out of Work (Hall Boy)

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Information from Mary Mason (B.A. Historian), (Mary's personal website). [S76] 1851 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. Henry Beasant (son) age 7 born Portbury, Somerset. Scholar. [S1812] 1861 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7b, RG 9/1711; Folio 97; Page 7. Henry Bessant (son) age 17 born Weston, Somerset. Agricultural Labourer. [S2138] 1871 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG10/2517; Folio 93; Page 4. Henry Bessant (son) age 27 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Agricultural Labourer. [S2470] 1881 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG11/2463; Folio 93; Page 6. Henry Bessant (son) age 37 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Widowed? Labourer. [S1676] 1891 Census England and Wales, 12 Jul 2015, Somerset, Easton in Gordano, ED 3, RG121956; Folio 28; Page 20. Henry Bessant (head) age 47 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. General Labourer. [S1815] 1901 Census England and Wales, 12 Jul 2015, Somerset, Wraxall, ED 12, RG13/2353; Folio 139; Pg 1. Henry Bessant (head) age 57 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. HUrdle Maker. [S132] Information from Ron Taylor (RIN 7570), (14/4/2004 - email from Ron (rong@taylorbcc.freeserve.co.uk)).