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John Bessant[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1779 - 1823  (44 years)

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  • Name John Bessant  [2, 3, 4, 5]
    Birth 1779  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1800  Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 1823  Wimpson, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Burial 1 May 1823  Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I320101465193  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family Fanny Heath,   b. Abt 1779, Hursley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1860, Wimpson, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Marriage 21 Jun 1800  Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. 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)
     2. George Bessant,   b. 1805, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1855 (Age 50 years)
     3. Sarah Bessant,   b. 1808, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Anne Bessant,   b. 1811, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Charles Bessant,   b. 1814, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Harriet Bessant,   b. 1818, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4332  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. [S_1015225351] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    4. [S_2088604247] Hampshire Genealogical Society, Hampshire Genealogical Society, (Hampshire Genealogical Society), Hampshire Marriages Transcription.

    5. [S_2088604247] Hampshire Genealogical Society, Hampshire Genealogical Society, (Hampshire Genealogical Society), Hampshire Burials Transcription.


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