George BESSANT^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1834 - 1919  (84 years)

• Name	George BESSANT
  Birth	17 Jul 1834	Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Nov 1859	Victoria, Australia on "Royal Bride" - Unassisted passage   [5]
  Death	1919	Heyfield, Victoria, Australia   [6]
  Person ID	I7296	Tree951DJ
  Last Modified	22 Jun 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, 2]
  Family ID	F2439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza STONE,   b. Abt 1835, Portland, Somerset, England d. 1928/1931, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	1878	Victoria, Australia   [2]
  Notes	Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Eliza Stone Spouse Name: George Bessant Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1878 Registration Number: 146 Source: Ancestry.com - 30 Jun 2015. [2]
  Children	+ 1. Isabel BESSANT,   b. Est 1878/1888, Glenmaggie, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F1314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Emigration: November 1859, Victoria Australia on "Royal Bride" Unassisted passage (Source: Public Records of Victoria.) DEATH: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Geo Bessant Birth Year: abt 1824 Age: 95 Death Place: Heyfield, Victoria Father's name: Bessant Jno Mother's name: Hannah Skinner Registration Year: 1919 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 12876 Source: Ancestry.com - 30 Jun 2015. CENSUS: 1841 England Census - Somerset, Portishead, ED 12, HO107/956/8; Folio 32; Page 11. HAMLET OF NORTH WESTON Living with parents George Bessant age 7 born Somerset. CENSUS: 1851 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. #5 (=57 ?) Living with parents George Beasant (son) age 16 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Sawyers son. OTHER: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Electoral Roll - 1903 - Australia, Victoria, Gippsland, Heyfield George Bessant, male, Carrier. Eliza Bessant, female, Home Duties. OTHER: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Electoral Roll - 1909 - Australia, Victoria, Gippsland, Heyfield George Bessant, male, Carrier. Eliza Bessant, female, Home Duties. OTHER: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Electoral Roll - 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 - Australia, Victoria, Gippsland, Heyfield George Bessant, male, Independant Means. Eliza Bessant, female, Home Duties. OTHER: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 Ship: Royal Bride Departure Port: Bristol - 27 Aug 1859 Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia - 30 Nov 1859 ~ Name: Geo Bessant Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Age: 25 Occupation: Carpenter Source: Ancestry.com - 30 Jun 2015.

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Information from Mary Mason (B.A. Historian), (Mary's personal website). [S132] Information from Ron Taylor (RIN 7570), (14/4/2004 - email from Ron (rong@taylorbcc.freeserve.co.uk)). [S1736] 1841 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portishead, ED 12, HO107/956/8; Folio 32; Page 11. George Bessant age 7 born Somerset. [S76] 1851 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. George Beasant (son) age 16 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. Sawyers son. [S132] Information from Ron Taylor (RIN 7570), (14/4/2004 - email from Ron (rong@taylorbcc.freeserve.co.uk)), Source: Public Records of Victoria. [S132] Information from Ron Taylor (RIN 7570), (14/4/2004 - email from Ron (rong@taylorbcc.freeserve.co.uk)), Died age 85.