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Harriet Bessant[1, 2]

Female Abt 1809 - 1873  (64 years)

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  • Name Harriet Bessant  [2]
    Birth Abt 1809  Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female
    Residence 1851  Calmore, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Relationship: Wife
    Death 1873  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322041539940  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family William Hurst,   b. 1809, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 31 May 1830 
    Children 
     1. William Hurst,   b. Abt 1838, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Hurst,   b. Abt 1842, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Cowes, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     3. Stephen Hurst,   b. Abt 1844, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James Hurst,   b. Abt 1847, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ann Hurst,   b. Abt 1850, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Harry Hurst,   b. Mar 1853, Cadnam, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1911, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F1331  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_2081531229] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A), Class: HO107; Piece: 1668; Folio: 359; Page: 6; GSU roll: 193575.


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