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

1832 -

• Name	Thomas BESSANT
  Birth	1832	Walton-in-Gordano, Somerset, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	15 Oct 1852	Australia with brother Charles on "Clara Symes"   [5]
  Immigration	Feb 1853	Victoria, Australia   [2]
  Person ID	I7297	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

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Thomas left with Charles on the "Clara Symes" arriving 24 February 1853. Nothing else known about him in Australia. CENSUS: 1841 England Census - Somerset, Portishead, ED 12, HO107/956/8; Folio 32; Page 11. HAMLET OF NORTH WESTON Living with parents Thomas Bessant age 9 born Somerset. CENSUS: 1851 England Census - Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. #5 (=57 ?) Living with parents Thomas Beasant (son) age 19 born Walton, Somerset. Sawyers son.

  
  

• 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. Thomas Bessant age 9 born Somerset. [S76] 1851 Census England and Wales, 22 Jun 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 5b, HO107/1946; Folio 581; Page 14;. Thomas Beasant (son) age 19 born Walton, 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.