George Bessell 1a 2 2a 3a 4a 5a 6 7 8 9a 10a
Birth Name | Bessell, George 1b 2 3b 4b 5b 6 7 8 9b |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 88 years, 8 months, 14 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1848-10-08 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | 3c 4c 5c 8 9c | |
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Baptism | 1848-11-05 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | 6 7 9d | |
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St. Philip and St. Jacob's |
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Residence | 1851 | Baptist Mills, Gloucestershire, England | 4d | |
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Departure | 1854-04-09 | Southampton, England | 3d | |
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Arrival | 1854-07-25 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | 3e | |
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Residence | 1914 | Apsley, Tasmania, Australia | 1c | |
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Stationmaster. |
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Death | 1937-06-22 | Invermay, Tasmania, Australia | 8 10b | |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | George Bessell | 1817-05-09 | 1903-01-04 | |
Mother | Mary Ann Thorne | 1824-02-28 | 1907-06-03 | |
Sister | Emily Bessell | 1843-12-28 | 1923-02-10 | |
Sister | Mary Anne Bessell | 1845-05-30 | 1923-11-06 | |
Brother | George Bessell | 1847-02-12 | 1847-08-05 | |
George Bessell | 1848-10-08 | 1937-06-22 | ||
Brother | Charles Bessell | 1850-12-15 | 1921-08-17 | |
Brother | Alfred Bessell | about 1853 | 1941-02-20 | |
Sister | Frances Elizabeth Bessell | 1854-09-30 | 1942 | |
Sister | Sarah Bessell | 1856-07-20 | 1871-06-26 | |
Brother | William Bessell | 1858-02-07 | 1858-03-12 | |
Brother | Thomas Henry Bessell | 1858-12-27 | 1935-04-16 | |
Brother | Edwin James Bessell | 1860-07-22 | 1935-01-11 | |
Sister | Ada Clara Bessell | 1861-09-30 | 1862-02-04 | |
Brother | Andrew Thorne Bessell | 1862-12-19 | 1919-02-27 | |
Brother | Herbert Bessell | 1864-10-08 | 1945-07-27 | |
Brother | William Joseph Bessell | 1866-04-27 | 1958-01-26 | |
Brother | Arthur Allan Bessell | 1867-10-17 | 1955-09-26 | |
Brother | Walter Ernest Bessell | 1871-05-07 | 1943-09-14 |
Families
Family of George Bessell and Kate Butterworth |
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Married | Wife | Kate Butterworth ( * 1848-11-25 + 1924-09-00 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Maude Agnes Bessell | 1868-09-18 | 1948-03-15 |
Edith Annie Bessell | 1870-09-08 | 1947-03-14 |
Charles Henry Bessell | 1873-01-06 | 1946-06-25 |
Archibald Holborn Bessell | 1875-08-19 | 1956 |
George Edwin Bessell | 1877-12-02 | 1906-06-28 |
Frank Herbert Bessell | 1881-06-01 | 1922-04-26 |
Mabel Margaret Bessell | 1883-09-10 | 1954-07-31 |
Douglas James Bessell | 1887-03-08 | 1956-09-14 |
Ida Katheleen Bessell | 1890-07-07 | 1891-01-11 |
Nina Mildred Bessell | 1892-05-30 | 1912-08-19 |
Pedigree
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George Bessell
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Mary Ann Thorne
- Emily Bessell
- Mary Anne Bessell
- George Bessell
- George Bessell
- Charles Bessell
- Alfred Bessell
- Frances Elizabeth Bessell
- Sarah Bessell
- William Bessell
- Thomas Henry Bessell
- Edwin James Bessell
- Ada Clara Bessell
- Andrew Thorne Bessell
- Herbert Bessell
- William Joseph Bessell
- Arthur Allan Bessell
- Walter Ernest Bessell
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Mary Ann Thorne
Ancestors
Source References
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Ancestry.com: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
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Residence date: 1914
Residence place: Bothwell, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
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Residence date: 1914
Residence place: Bothwell, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
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Residence date: 1914
Residence place: Bothwell, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
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Ancestry.com: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
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Marriage date: 1868
Marriage place: Launceston, Tasmania
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Marriage date: 1868
Marriage place: Launceston, Tasmania
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Ancestry.com: Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place:
Arrival date: 25 Jul 1854
Arrival place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Departure date: 9 Apr 1854
Departure place: Southampton
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place:
Arrival date: 25 Jul 1854
Arrival place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Departure date: 9 Apr 1854
Departure place: Southampton
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place:
Arrival date: 25 Jul 1854
Arrival place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Departure date: 9 Apr 1854
Departure place: Southampton
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place:
Arrival date: 25 Jul 1854
Arrival place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Departure date: 9 Apr 1854
Departure place: Southampton
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place:
Arrival date: 25 Jul 1854
Arrival place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Departure date: 9 Apr 1854
Departure place: Southampton
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Ancestry.com: 1851 England Census
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Bristol
Residence date: 1851
Residence place: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
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- Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1954; Folio: 766; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87354.
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Source text:
Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Bristol
Residence date: 1851
Residence place: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
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- Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1954; Folio: 766; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87354.
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Bristol
Residence date: 1851
Residence place: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Bristol
Residence date: 1851
Residence place: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
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FreeBMD: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
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Birth date: Oct 1848
Birth place: Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Birth date: Oct 1848
Birth place: Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Birth date: Oct 1848
Birth place: Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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- Ancestry.com: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Ancestry.com: England, Select Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900
- Ancestry.com: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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Ancestry.com: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1918
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- Page: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P & J/R/2/16
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- Page: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P & J/R/2/16
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- Page: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P & J/R/2/16
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- Page: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P & J/R/2/16
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Launceston Examiner
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- Date: 1937-06-22
- Page: 1937 'PERSONAL.', Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), 22 June, p. 6 Edition: LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY
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Source text:
Mr. George Bessell, of 13 Mann-street, Invermay, died yesterday at the age of 89 years. He joined the railway service in the days of the old Launceston and Western Railway Company when a broad gauge line of 5ft. 3in. existed between Launceston and Deloraine. For a time he was on the station staff at Longford, and later was promoted to the position of station master at Hagley. Mr. Bessell was 'also station master at Lilydale before his retirement from the rail way service some years ago. He was a foundation member of the Dorset Masonic Lodge, Scottsdale. At least four of Mr. Bessell's sons have been in the railway service. They are Mr. C. H. Bessell, who recently retired from the position of transport superintendent at Launceston, Mr. A. II. Bessell, at present station mas :.,r at Hobart, Mr. E. J. Bessell, of he Launceston locomotive staff, and the late Mr. Frank Bessell, a former station master in many parts of the state. Mr. George Bessell's wife died some years ago.
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- Date: 1937-06-22
- Page: 1937 'PERSONAL.', Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), 22 June, p. 6 Edition: LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY
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Mr. George Bessell, of 13 Mann-street, Invermay, died yesterday at the age of 89 years. He joined the railway service in the days of the old Launceston and Western Railway Company when a broad gauge line of 5ft. 3in. existed between Launceston and Deloraine. For a time he was on the station staff at Longford, and later was promoted to the position of station master at Hagley. Mr. Bessell was 'also station master at Lilydale before his retirement from the rail way service some years ago. He was a foundation member of the Dorset Masonic Lodge, Scottsdale. At least four of Mr. Bessell's sons have been in the railway service. They are Mr. C. H. Bessell, who recently retired from the position of transport superintendent at Launceston, Mr. A. II. Bessell, at present station mas :.,r at Hobart, Mr. E. J. Bessell, of he Launceston locomotive staff, and the late Mr. Frank Bessell, a former station master in many parts of the state. Mr. George Bessell's wife died some years ago.
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