William Joseph Bessell

Birth Name Bessell, William Joseph 1a 2a 3a 3b 4 5a 4 4 4 6a 7a 8
Gender male
Age at Death 91 years, 8 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1866-04-27 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   1b 2b
Residence 1887-01-29 Morwell, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

Bootmaker, his father's trade in Bristol. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71574318

Residence 1898-12-16 Morwell, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67088349

Residence 1902-09-03 Walhalla, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187635402

Residence 1903 Walhalla, Victoria, Australia   4
Event Note

Bootmaker

Arrival 1907 Murtoa, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page14869985

Residence 1912 Murtoa, Victoria, Australia   4
Event Note

Bootmaker. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72917152

Residence 1915 Murtoa, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page14853529

Departure 1916 Murtoa, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

Buys bootmaker business in Warburton. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page14869991

Occupation 1919-08-09 Warburton, Victoria, Australia Progress League Treasurer. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5936389  
Occupation 1928-03-17 Warburton, Victoria, Australia President, Mechanics Institute. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5939046  
Residence 1930 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   8
Event Note

Bootmaker

Occupation 1942-06-11 Warburton, Victoria, Australia JP. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60677423  
Residence 1949 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   4
Event Note

Bootmaker

Residence 1954 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   4
Death 1958-01-26 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   1c 5b 6b
Event Note

https://smct.org.au 1958,25776,,Bessell,William Joseph,George,Thorne Mary Ann,Warb,91,

Cremation 1958-01-28 Springvale, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

https://smct.org.au

Probate 1958-03-19     6c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father George Bessell1817-05-091903-01-04
Mother Mary Ann Thorne1824-02-281907-06-03
    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
    Brother     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
         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 William Joseph Bessell and Ethel Lavars
Married Wife Ethel Lavars ( * 1875 + 1973-07-04 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1916-10-00 Victoria, Australia   3c 7b

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1867
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1958
        Death place: Warb, Victoria

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1867
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1958
        Death place: Warb, Victoria

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1867
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1958
        Death place: Warb, Victoria

  2. Ancestry.com: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
      • Source text:

        Birth date: 1866
        Birth place: Launceston, Tasmania

      • Source text:

        Birth date: 1866
        Birth place: Launceston, Tasmania

  3. Ancestry.com: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
      • Source text:

        Marriage date: 1916
        Marriage place: Victoria

      • Source text:

        Marriage date: 1916
        Marriage place: Victoria

      • Source text:

        Marriage date: 1916
        Marriage place: Victoria

  4. Ancestry.com: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
  5. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records
  6. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
  7. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records
  8. Ancestry.com: Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948