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Bessie Esther Parsons 1885–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1885

Birth Location: Walto on Thames, England

Death Date: 4 JAN 1928

Death Location: Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England

Father:

Mother: Ellen Mercer

Spouse(s): William Smithson

Children(s): James Smithson, Bessie Smithson, Florence Smithson, William Smithson

Bessie Esther Parsons was born in 1885 in Walto on Thames, England, the child of James Parsons And Ellen Mercer. In 1891, Bessie Esther Parsons resided in Marden, Kent, England. Bessie Esther Parsons married William Pratt Smithson, and had children including Bessie Isabella Ellen Smithson, Florence R Smithson, James Charles Smithson, William P Smithson. Bessie Esther Parsons passed away in 1928 in Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Bessie Esther Parsons was born in 1885 in Walto on Thames, England, the child of James Parsons And Ellen Mercer.
  • In 1891, Bessie Esther Parsons resided in Marden, Kent, England.
  • Bessie Esther Parsons married William Pratt Smithson, and had children including Bessie Isabella Ellen Smithson, Florence R Smithson, James Charles Smithson, William P Smithson.
  • Bessie Esther Parsons passed away in 1928 in Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Parsons
1885–1928
Birth Place: Walto on Thames, England
Parents
Ellen Mercer
1849–
Dallington, Sussex
Grandparents
James Mercer
1820–1899
Ashburnham, Sussex
Hannah Winchester
1822–1902
Ashburnham, Sussex
Great-Grandparents
William Mercer
1789–1882
Sarah Kennard
1798–
William Winchester
1791–
Philadelphia Shadwell
1788–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Shadwell
1748–1832
Mary Ellis
1747–1832

Bessie Parsons's Descendants

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Bessie (Esther) Parsons (20 SEP 1885–4 JAN 1928) m. William (Pratt) Smithson (5 AUG 1877–9 JUN 1932)
  1. 1. James (Charles) Smithson 1924–1973 m. Elizabeth (Annie) Stinton 1924–2008
    1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Stinton 1942–2023 m. Peter (William) Wood 1935–2014 m. William (Alfred) Plumstead 1928–2012
    2. 2. Jimmy (Albert) Smithson 1945–2001
    3. 3. Trevor (George) Smithson 1951–2021
  2. 2. Bessie (Isabella Ellen) Smithson 1919–1997
  3. 3. Florence (R) Smithson 1921–1991
  4. 4. William (P) Smithson 1923–2007 m. Brenda (M) Dodd 1926–2002
    1. 1. Sheila (A) Smithson 1946–2022

Bessie Parsons's Timeline

5 Records

1885
20 SEP 1885
Birth of Bessie Esther Parsons in Walto on Thames, England
Walto on Thames, England
1886
14 Feb 1886
Age 1
Bessie Esther Parsons was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1891
1891
Age 6
Bessie Esther Parsons resided here in Marden, Kent, England
Marden, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 26
Bessie Esther Parsons resided here in Speldhurst, Kent, England
Speldhurst, Kent, England
1928
4 JAN 1928
Age 43
Death of Bessie Esther Parsons in Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England
Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1885
    Event Place: Walto on Thames, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4043; Schedule Number: 79
    [2] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 238144
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 684; Folio: 121; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6095794
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 433
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 238144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Marden, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 684; Folio: 121; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6095794

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Speldhurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4043; Schedule Number: 79

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1928
    Event Place: Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 433

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