Charles Edwin Besant (1887 - 1891)

Born 1887 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 10 May 1891 at about age 4 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Charles Besant died young.

Charles Edwin Besant was born in 1887 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, the son of Alfred Besant and Mary Follett.^[1]

Charles died in 1891 in Cheltenham, Victoria^[2] and was buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery^[3].

Death Notice 12 May 1891 ^[4]

BESANT - On the 10th May, at Heatherton, of bronchitis, Charles Edwin, fourth son of Alfred and Mary E. Besant, aged 3 years and 10 months.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 18229 / 1887. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Charles Edwin BESANT); (Place: CHEL); (Mother: Mary Eliz FOLLETT); (Father: Alfred)
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 5524 / 1891; Family name: BESANT; Given name(s) Chas Edwd; Place of event: Cheltenham, Australia; Mother's name Mary Elizh FOLLETT; Father's Name: Alfd. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215736449/ : accessed 15 February 2021), memorial page for Charles E Besant (1887–12 May 1891), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215736449, citing Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
4. ↑ The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Tue 12 May 1891 Page 1 Family Notices. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190628445

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
• Victorian Federation Index 1889-1901