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William Bessant[1]

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  • Name William Bessant
    Birth 1840  Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Person ID I320101465199  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Stephen Bessant,   b. 1802, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1858, 29 Albert Street, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Mother Sarah Anne Humber,   b. 31 Mar 1802, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1875, Wellington Road, Freemantle, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Marriage 29 Jul 1827  Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F4397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S_996910237] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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