William Besant (1800 - 1879)

Born 9 Jan 1800 in Portsea St George, Hampshire, England

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Died 9 Mar 1879 at age 79 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

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Biography

William Besant was born on 9 Jan 1800 in Portsea Island, England to John and Mary Besant. ^[1]

He was baptised at St Mary's in Portsea, Hampshire, England. ^[1]

William Besant married Sarah Ediss on 29 March 1826, in Portsea, Hampshire ^[2]

The 1841 census shows the family living at Havant Street, Portsea, Hampshire: ^[3]

• William Besant M 35-39 Hampshire
• Sarah Besant F 30-34 Hampshire
• Wm Besant M 12 Hampshire
• Sarah Besant F 10 Hampshire
• Louisa Besant F 8 Hampshire
• Horace Besant M 6 Hampshire
• Walter Besant M 4 Hampshire
• Albert Besant M 2 Hampshire
• Frank Besant M 0 Hampshire
• Elizth Yeats F 30-34 Hampshire
• Ann Castle F 15-19 Hampshire

By 1851, they had relocated to Union Street, Portsea and had 2 further children added to the family: ^[4]

• William Besant Head M 50 Portsea, Hampshire, wine merchant
• Sarah Besant Wife F 43 Fawley, Hampshire
• Sarah E Besant Daughter F 20 Portsea, Hampshire
• Louisa Besant Daughter F 18 Portsea, Hampshire
• Horace Besant Son M 16 Portsea, Hampshire, wine merchants clerk
• Albert Besant Son M 12 Portsea, Hampshire
• Frank Besant Son M 10 Portsea, Hampshire
• Edgar Besant Son M 8 Portsea, Hampshire
• Margaret Hawkins Servant F 20 Petersfield, Hampshire
• Winifred Besant Daughter F 6 Portsea, Hampshire

1861 census: Union Street, Portsea ^[5]

• William Besant Head M 60 Portsea, Hampshire, wine merchant
• Sarah Besant Wife F 53 Hythe, Hampshire
• Sarah E Besant Daughter F 30 Portsea, Hampshire
• Walter Besant Son M 24 Portsea, Hampshire
• Albert Besant Son M 22 Portsea, Hampshire
• Edgar Besant Son M 19 Portsea, Hampshire
• Winifred Besant Daughter F 14 Portsea, Hampshire
• Susan Phillips Servant F 23 Nutbourne, Sussex

William passed away on 9 Mar 1879 in Southampton, England. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

Death Registration: 1879 Besant, William | Age 79 | Portsea Island | Vol. 2b, page 345 ^[7]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch : 30 December 2014, William Besant, 23 Feb 1800; citing , reference yr 1800 p 31; FHL microfilm 1596292.
2. ↑ "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892," database with images, FamilySearch : 30 October 2017, William Besant and Sarah Ediss, 29 Mar 1826; citing Marriage, Portsea St Mary, Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom,
   Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch : 12 December 2017, William Besant, Portsea, Hampshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2017, William Besant, Portsea, Hampshire, England; citing Portsea, Hampshire, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch : 12 December 2017, William Besant, Portsea, Hampshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Database Copyright © 1998-2003 Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall.