Elizabeth Ann Atwell BESSANT^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1855 - Abt 1894  (39 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Ann Atwell BESSANT
  Birth	23 Mar 1855	Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England   [5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Abt Oct 1894	Auckland, Durham, England
  Person ID	I7988	Tree951DJ
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	William BESSANT,   b. 11 Nov 1832, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England d. 14 Mar 1878, Escomb, County Durham, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Mary COLES,   b. 1831, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England d. 21 May 1905, Bedminster, Bristol, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1853	St James, Bristol, England   [6]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: From Certified Copy of Marriage Entry @ GRO. Certificate No: MXA-023147 Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1853 Marriage Place: Parish Church Parish: St. James County: Bristol Entry Number: 230 ¬ GROOMS Name: WILLIAM BESSANT Grooms Age: 21 Grooms Condition: Bachelor Grooms Profession: Labourer Grooms Residence: Broadmead Grooms Fathers Name & Surname: Edward Bessant Grooms Fathers Profession: Labourer ¬ BRIDES Name: MARY COLES Brides Age: 20 Brides Condition: Spinster Brides Profession: Servant Brides Residence: Horsefair Brides Fathers Name & Surname: Samuel Coles Brides Fathers Profession: Hawker ¬ Witnesses: William Heath? & Mary Heath? Source: Jim Flack, 9 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F2525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Bennett Cooper COOK,   b. Oct 1859, Denston, Suffolk, England d. Dec 1954, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1881	Bishop Auckland, Durham, England   [7]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: From Certified Copy of Marriage Entry @ GRO. Certificate No: MXA-209512 Marriage Date: 9 Jul 1881 Marriage Place: Weslyan Methodist Chapel Bishop Auckland Parish: Auckland County: Durham Entry Number: 184 ¬ GROOMS Name: HARRY BARNETT COOPER COOK Grooms Age: 24 Grooms Condition: Batchelor Grooms Profession: Coke Drawer Grooms Residence: Witton Park Grooms Fathers Name & Surname: John Cook Grooms Fathers Profession: Farm Labourer ¬ BRIDES Name: ELIZABETH ANN ATWELL BESSANT Brides Age: 26 Brides Condition: Spinster Brides Profession: Brides Residence: Witton Park Brides Fathers Name & Surname: William Bessant (dcd) Brides Fathers Profession: Irronworker ¬ Witnesses: Mary Root & John Cook Source: Jim Flack, 11 Mar 2015
  Children	+ 1. Edward Bennett C COOK,   b. Abt Apr 1882, Witton Park, Durham, England d. Abt Dec 1918, Durham, England (Age 36 years) + 2. Laura Louise COOK,   b. 3 Jul 1885, Witton Park, Durham, England d. Abt Sep 1972, Durham, England (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F2529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: From Certified Copy of Birth Entry @ GRO. Certificate No: BXBY-007786 Registration District: Bedminster Sub District: Saint George County: Somerset Entry Number: 385 Birth Date: 23 Mar 1855 Birth Location: Weston in Gordano Name: ELIZABETH ANN ATWELL Sex: Girl Father: William Bessant Mother: Mary Bessant formely Coles Fathers Occupation: Agricultural Labourer Informant: Mary Bessant, Mother, Weston in Gordano Source: Jim Flack, 28 Mar 2015 DEATH: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Elizabeth Ann A Cook Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Registration Year: 1894 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 39 Registration district: Auckland Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 130 Source: Ancestry.com - 18 Apr 2015. CENSUS: 1861 England Census - Durham, Escomb, ED 9, RG 9/3706; Folio 109; Page 44. SCHOOL ROW #185 Living with parents Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 6 born Weston, Somerset. Scholar. CENSUS: 1871 England Census - Yorkshire, Linthorpe, ED 29, RG10/4896; Folio 67; Page 7. 53 LAWSON STREET #31 Living with parents Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 16 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. CENSUS: 1881 England Census - Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, ED 2, RG11/4846; Folio 29; Page 3. 12 COMMERCIAL STREET #14 (Living with Hugh Griffiths & family) Elizabeth A.A. Besant (servant) age 26 born Bristol, Somerset. Gen Servant. CENSUS: 1891 England Census - Durham, Escomb, Witton Park, ED 13, RG12/4069; Folio 11; P 20. 18 HIGH QUEEN STREET #108 Harry R C Cooke (head) age 33 born Wickham, Suffolk. Coke Drawer. Elizabeth A Cooke (wife) age 36 born Clevedon, Somerset Edward R C Cooke (son) age 8 born Witton Park, Durham. Scholar. Laura L Cooke (daughter) age 5 born Witton Park, Durham Scholar.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1812] 1861 Census England and Wales, 9 Apr 2015, Durham, Escomb, ED 9, RG 9/3706; Folio 109; Page 44. Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 6 born Weston, Somerset. Scholar. [S2138] 1871 Census England and Wales, 9 Apr 2015, Yorkshire, Linthorpe, ED 29, RG10/4896; Folio 67; Page 7. Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 16 born Weston in Gordano, Somerset. [S2470] 1881 Census England and Wales, 18 Apr 2015, Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, ED 2, RG11/4846; Folio 29; Page 3. (Living with Hugh Griffiths & family) Elizabeth A.A. Besant (servant) age 26 born Bristol, Somerset. Gen Servant. [S1676] 1891 Census England and Wales, 18 Apr 2015, Durham, Escomb, Witton Park, ED 13, RG12/4069; Folio 11; P 20. Elizabeth A Cooke (wife) age 36 born Clevedon, Somerset [S1814] Information from Miss Brenda Davis, Essex., (From Copies of BDM Certificates.), 28 Mar 2015. [S1814] Information from Miss Brenda Davis, Essex., (From Copies of BDM Certificates.), 9 Mar 2015. [S1814] Information from Miss Brenda Davis, Essex., (From Copies of BDM Certificates.), 11 Mar 2015.