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William Bessant[1, 2]

Male 1807 - 1882  (75 years)

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  • Name William Bessant
    Birth 9 Jan 1807  Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male
    Baptism 1 Feb 1807  Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 12 Nov 1882  Southampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322531174234  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father John Bessant,   b. Abt 1777
    Mother Sarah Fox,   b. Abt 1777
    Marriage 18 Dec 1798  Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F5749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Philpot,   b. 1819, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1892, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Marriage 08 Nov 1833  Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Jan 1839  New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Bessant,   b. 1840, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1919, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Alice Bessant,   b. Mar 1840, North Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1918, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Henry Bessant,   b. 26 Aug 1842, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1925, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Rose Bessant,   b. 24 Sep 1848, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1937, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Ellen Matilda Bessant,   b. Oct 1850, New Forest, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. James Bessant,   b. 14 Jun 1851, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1899, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F4499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • 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. [S1205442039] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1536-1812, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, Hampshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: 69004/1/5.

    3. [S1205412276] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, Hampshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: 69004/1/17.

    4. [S1205412276] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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