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Bessie Thomas 1860–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 SEP 1860

Birth Location: Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 21 MAR 1936

Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington

Father: Thomas STEPHENS

Mother: Susan MATTHEWS

Spouse(s): Thomas Hancock, Joseph Rowe, Samuel Rowe

Children(s): Joseph Rowe, Lillian HANCOCK, Bessie Hancock, Baby Hancock, Frederick Hancock, Baby Hancock, Thomas I, Edith Hancock

Bessie Thomas was born in 1860 in Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Stephens And Susan Matthews. In 1861, Bessie Thomas resided in St Austell, Cornwall, England. In 1871, Bessie Thomas resided in St Austell, Cornwall, England. Bessie Thomas married Joseph Rowe, Samuel Rowe, Thomas Hancock, and had children including Baby Hancock, Bessie Hancock, Edith Hancock, Frederick Hancock, Joseph Rowe, Lillian Myrtle Hancock, Thomas Roy Hancock I. Bessie Thomas passed away in 1936 in Seattle, King, Washington.

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Biography

  • Bessie Thomas was born in 1860 in Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Stephens And Susan Matthews.
  • In 1861, Bessie Thomas resided in St Austell, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1871, Bessie Thomas resided in St Austell, Cornwall, England.
  • Bessie Thomas married Joseph Rowe, Samuel Rowe, Thomas Hancock, and had children including Baby Hancock, Bessie Hancock, Edith Hancock, Frederick Hancock, Joseph Rowe, Lillian Myrtle Hancock, Thomas Roy Hancock I.
  • Bessie Thomas passed away in 1936 in Seattle, King, Washington.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas STEPHENS
1837–1892
Birth Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England
TS
Susan MATTHEWS
1838–1915
Birth Location: St Austell
SM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Hancock
1861–1938
Birth Location: St Austell
TH
Joseph Rowe
1858–
Birth Location: Luxullyan, Cornwall, England
JR
Samuel Rowe
1818–1886
Birth Location: Menheniot, Cornwall
SR

Children(s)

Joseph Rowe
1886–1945
Birth Location: Montana
JR
Lillian HANCOCK
1890–1963
Birth Location: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
LH
Bessie Hancock
1894–1896
Birth Location: –
BH
Baby Hancock
1895–1895
Birth Location: Centerville, Montana
BH
Frederick Hancock
1891–1893
Birth Location: Montana
FH
Baby Hancock
1899–1899
Birth Location: Walkerville, Montana
BH
Thomas I
1891–1949
Birth Location: Centerville, Montana
TI
Edith Hancock
1897–1967
Birth Location: Montana
EH

Bessie Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Thomas
1860–1936
Birth Place: Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas STEPHENS
1837–1892
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Susan MATTHEWS
1838–1915
St Austell
Grandparents
William STEPHENS
1801–
St Stephen In Brannel
Ann Julian
1799–
St Stephens of Brannel
Joseph MATTHEWS
1810–1872
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Mary Hobba
1812–1903
St Blazey, Cornwall
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hobba
1784–1853
Joan Clinnick
1782–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hobba
1742–1846
John Clynick
1747–1829
Susannah
1753–1852

Bessie Thomas's Descendants

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Bessie Thomas (22 SEP 1860–21 MAR 1936) m. Thomas Hancock (November 1861–01 MAR 1938) m. Joseph Rowe (abt 1858–) m. Samuel Rowe (24 MAY 1818–21 AUG 1886)
  1. 1. Joseph Rowe 1886–1945 m. Amanda Kight 1889–1965
  2. 2. Lillian (Myrtle) HANCOCK 1890–1963 m. Hart (Hancock) ALLEN 1893–1951 m. Joseph (Egbert) Hicks 1884–1915 m. Robert (Edward) Robinson 1886–1952
    1. 1. Irene (May) Hardy 1917–1996 m. Arthur (Lorraine) Hardy 1914–2003
    2. 2. Egbert (Joseph) Hicks 1912–1976 m. Helen (H.) Kirklin 1915–2005 m. Mavis (Gertrude) Hagen 1924–1988
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ellen) Hicks 1913–1914
    4. 4. Vincent (Thomas Hicks) Sergt 1914–1944
  3. 3. Bessie Hancock 1894–1896
  4. 4. Baby Hancock 1895–1895
  5. 5. Frederick Hancock 1891–1893
  6. 6. Baby Hancock 1899–1899
  7. 7. Thomas (Roy Hancock) I 1891–1949 m. Phyllis Horwell 1895–1970
    1. 1. Frederick (Roy) Hancock 1925–2011 m. Barbara (Madeline) Powlowski 1926–1979
  8. 8. Edith Hancock 1897–1967 m. John (Cecil) Aconite 1885–
    1. 1. Dorothy (May) Aconite 1919–1983 m. John McGuire –2003
    2. 2. Cyril Aconite 1916–1993

Bessie Thomas's Timeline

7 Records

1860
22 SEP 1860
Birth of Bessie Thomas in Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 1
Bessie Thomas resided here in St Austell, Cornwall, England
St Austell, Cornwall, England
1871
1871
Age 11
Bessie Thomas resided here in St Austell, Cornwall, England
St Austell, Cornwall, England
1900
1900
Age 40
Bessie Thomas resided here in Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
1911
1911
Age 51
Bessie Thomas resided here in Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
1930
1930
Age 70
Bessie Thomas resided here in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Seattle, King, Washington, USA
1936
21 MAR 1936
Age 76
Death of Bessie Thomas in Seattle, King, Washington
Seattle, King, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1860
    Event Place: Bunny, St Austell, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana; Roll: 914; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240914
    [2] Montana, Select Marriages
    [3] Montana, County Marriages
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2504; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 854.0; FHL microfilm: 2342238
    [5] Washington, Select Death Certificates
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1547; Folio: 16; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542829
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2262; Folio: 23; Page: 15; GSU roll: 834882
    [9] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 37 - Rossland, Kootenay, British Columbia; Page: 21; Family No: 234
    [10] New Jersey, Marriage Records
    [11] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
    [12] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 441; Line: 6; List Number: 1165

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 441; Line: 6; List Number: 1165

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1881
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 441; Line: 6; List Number: 1165

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2504; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 854.0; FHL microfilm: 2342238
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 37 - Rossland, Kootenay, British Columbia; Page: 21; Family No: 234

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 37 - Rossland, Kootenay, British Columbia; Page: 21; Family No: 234

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1936
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington
    Record Source: Washington, Select Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Austell, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2262; Folio: 23; Page: 15; GSU roll: 834882

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Austell, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1547; Folio: 16; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542829

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2504; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 854.0; FHL microfilm: 2342238

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana; Roll: 914; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240914

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1883
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walkerville, Silver Bow, Montana; Roll: 914; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240914
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