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Amelia BESSLEY

Amelia BESSLEY

Female Abt 1748 - 1838  (~ 90 years)

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  • Name Amelia BESSLEY 
    Born Abt 1748 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 358543742B5CEE4C9A67934C711B108230DF 
    Buried 7 Dec 1838  Bathwick, St. Mary, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11881  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2022 

    Family John ELLIOTT,   b. Abt 1743,   bur. 22 Jun 1783, Bathwick, St. Mary, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1774  Walcot, St. Swithin, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    _UID 4263F1CF60DD2C4FA5EFE9AF0C345818F942 
    Notes 
    • Witnesses James Shephard and Thomas Abbott. Thomas Abbott appears to be a churchwarden. But James Shephard does not appear on any other in the time period. Also John Elliott signed the marriage entry while Amelia Bessley made her mark. Both were of this parish, bachelor and spinster.
    Children 
     1. John ELLIOTT,   c. 25 Apr 1775, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1814, Saville Row, Bathwick, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     2. Mary ELLIOTT,   c. 14 Mar 1778, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William ELLIOTT,   b. 1780,   bur. 12 Jul 1833, Bathwick, Old St Mary's and St John's, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     4. Elizabeth ^ ELLIOTT,   b. 1782,   bur. 8 Feb 1784, Bathwick, St. Mary, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     5. Anne ELLIOTT,   c. 19 Oct 1783, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 5 Jun 1825, Bathwick, St. Mary, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F3531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Burial records her as being 90 years of age of Dafford Street, Walcot parish, burial 7 Dec 1838.

      Surname: Elliott
      Forenames: Amelia
      Abode: Dafford St, Walcot
      Born (approx.): 1748
      Age: 90
      Died: 1-Dec-1838
      Buried: 7-Dec-1838
      Cemetery: Bathwick (Old St Mary's and St John's)
      Plot Reference: M.352
      Burial Register: 19-505
      Monumental Inscription: Yes
      Burial: Yes

      Also in this plot which appears to be the plot of Amelia's son, John, his wife and daughter:
      Elliott John 1774 12-Aug-1814 20-Aug-1814 40
      Elliott Mary 1771 21-Aug-1821 25-Aug-1821 50
      Elliott Mary Ann 1801 1-Feb-1866 6-Feb-1866 64

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Parish Register, Church of England, (Not published), Banns, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somerset, England, p. 50, #258, 27 Nov 1774.

      John Elliott and Amelia Bessley both of this parish, banns called on 27 Nov 1774 by John Sibley, 4 Dec 1774 by James Smyth, and 11 Dec 1774 by Robert Adams Hickes.

    2. [S118] Parish Register, Church of England, (Not published), Banns, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somerset, England, p. 89, No. 346., 15 Dec 1774.

      John Elliott of this parish batchelor and Amelia Bessley of this parish spinster were married in this Church by Banns this fifteenth day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four by me Robert Adams Hickes, Minister. This Marriage was solemnized between us John Elliott, the mark of Amelia Bessley. In the presence of James Shephard, Thomas Abbott