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Mary Elizabeth BESSANT[1, 2, 3]

Female 1898 - Abt 1977  (79 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth BESSANT 
    Birth 7 Feb 1898  Witton Park, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Mary Lizzy 
    Death Abt Jun 1977  Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8161  Tree951DJ
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2015 

    Father Samuel Edward BESSANT,   b. 29 Oct 1876, Witton Park, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1934, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Margaret BELL,   b. 1874, Evenwood, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1902, Woodside, Escomb, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 2 Oct 1897  Auckland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: From Certified Copy of Marriage Entry @ GRO.
      Certificate No: MXA-0779326
      Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1897
      Marriage Place: Register Office
      Parish: Auckland
      County: Durham
      Entry Number: 34
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      GROOMS Name: SAMUEL EDWARD BESSANT
      Grooms Age: 20
      Grooms Condition: Bachelor
      Grooms Profession: Ironworks Labourer
      Grooms Residence: Woodside, Escomb
      Grooms Fathers Name & Surname: x
      Grooms Fathers Profession: x
      ¬
      BRIDES Name: MARGARET BELL
      Brides Age: 26
      Brides Condition: Spinster
      Brides Profession:
      Brides Residence: Tamshaw, Evenwood
      Brides Fathers Name & Surname: William Bell
      Brides Fathers Profession: Coalminer
      ¬
      Witnesses: John William Bell & Mary Bell
      Source: Jim Flack, 12 Mar 2015
    Family ID F2503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Tree951DJ - Wichett, Florence Amy: 1878-1950
    Tree951DJ - Wichett, Florence Amy: 1878-1950
    Florence Amy Wichett and family - STANDING BEHIND: Mary Elizabeth (Tizzie) and Will. SITTING: Florence Amy, Myra Rose (Mia), Eliza Rose Wichett (Lillie - Florence Amy's sister). STANDING FRONT: Florrie, Jabez Christian (Chris). BABES: Ellen Margaret (Nellie) and Samuel Edward (Uncle Sam.

  • Notes 
    • NOTES: (1) Source Olive Carter - Mum says that Mary was deaf and dumb. She never married.
      (2) Source Mary Mason - "7.2.1898. Mary Elizabeth to Samuel Edward Bessant and Margaret nee Bell. father, Butcher Journeyman registered 16.3.1898 of Woodside Escomb.by the father."

      BIRTH: From Certified Copy of Birth Entry @ GRO.
      Certificate No: BXBY-044030
      Registration District: Auckland
      Sub District: Bishop Auckland
      County: Durham
      Entry Number: 283
      Birth Date: 7 Feb 1898
      Birth Location: Woodside, Escombe
      Name: MARY ELIZABETH
      Sex: Girl
      Father: Samuel Edward Bessant
      Mother: Margaret Bessant formerly Bell
      Fathers Occupation: Butcher (Journeyman)
      Informant: S E Bessant, Father, Woodside, Escombe
      Source: Jim Flack, 20 Apr 2015

      BIRTH: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Mary Elizabeth Bessant
      Registration Year: 1898
      Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district: Auckland
      Inferred County: Durham
      Volume: 10a
      Page: 225
      Source: Ancestry.com - 19 Apr 2015.

      DEATH: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
      Name: Mary Elizabeth Bessant
      Birth Date: 7 Feb 1898
      Date of Registration: Jun 1977
      Age at Death: 79
      Registration district: Wakefield
      Inferred County: West Yorkshire
      Volume: 5
      Page: 1561
      Source: Ancestry.com - 19 Apr 2015.

      CENSUS: 1901 England Census - Durham, Escombe, ED 13, RG13/4645, Folio 60, Page 17.
      WOODSIDE
      #89
      Samuel E Bessant (head) age 24 born Witton Park, Durham. Occupation Coal Miner - Hewer.
      Margaret Bessant (wife) age 27 born Evenwood, Durham.
      Mary Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 3 born Witton Park, Durham.
      William R Bessant (son) age 1 born Witton Park, Durham.

      CENSUS: 1911 England Census - Not Found for Sam.

      CENSUS: 1911 England Census - Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, ED 34, RG14/29297
      20 WAVERLEY STREET, MIDDLESBRO
      #296
      Florence Amy Bessant (wife) age 32 born Bethnal Green. Home Duties.
      Mary Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 13 born Escomb. School.
      William Robinson Bessant (son) age 11 born Escomb School.
      Maria Rose Bessant (daughter) age BLANK (away from home)
      Jabez Christian Bessant (son) age BLANK (away from home)
      Florence Amy Bessant (daughter) age 4 months born Middlesbro.

  • Sources 
    1. [S129] FLACK J.A., Information from Olive Carter, (Family Information).

    2. [S1815] 1901 Census England and Wales, 3 Jan 2007, Durham, Escombe, ED 13, RG13/4645, Folio 60, Page 17.
      Margaret Bessant (wife) age 27 born Evenwood, Durham.

    3. [S1678] 1911 Census England and Wales, 19 Apr 2015, Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, ED 34, RG14/29297.
      Mary Elizabeth Bessant (daughter) age 13 born Escomb. School.

    4. [S1814] Information from Miss Brenda Davis, Essex., (From Copies of BDM Certificates.), 20 Apr 2015.

    5. [S1814] Information from Miss Brenda Davis, Essex., (From Copies of BDM Certificates.), 12 Mar 2015, http://www.mary.mason.btinternet.co.uk/wc01/wc01_250.htm.


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