Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN 1859

Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN, 1859–1955 (aged 95 years)

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Name: Bessie Sarah /FRANKLIN/
Given names: Bessie Sarah
Surname: FRANKLIN
Married name: Bessie Sarah /WHITE/

Events of close relatives
Birth	March 2, 1859 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Note: DOB from 1939 Register.
Religious marriage	William WHITE — View this family November 13, 1878 (aged 19 years) Billington, Bedfordshire, England
Birth of a daughter	Emily WHITE July 28, 1880 (aged 21 years) Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Baptism of a daughter	Emily WHITE August 28, 1880 (aged 21 years) St Bortolop's Church, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Census	April 3, 1881 (aged 22 years) Age: 22 Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Address: Living with widowed mother, a farmer, 4 siblings and her daughter.
Birth of a daughter	Agnes WHITE October 3, 1882 (aged 23 years) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Baptism of a daughter	Agnes WHITE November 5 (on the date of death) St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Address: Mount Harry Rd
Birth of a son	William WHITE September 1885 (aged 26 years) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Baptism of a son	William WHITE December 13, 1885 (aged 26 years) St Bortolop's Church, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Address: 7 Mount Harry Rd
Birth of a son	Thomas Harvey WHITE October 25, 1887 (aged 28 years) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Baptism of a son	Thomas Harvey WHITE November 20, 1887 (aged 28 years) St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Address: Mount Harry Rd
Birth of a son	John WHITE January 1894 (aged 34 years) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Baptism of a son	John WHITE March 11, 1894 (aged 35 years) St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Address: Percy Villa, Mount Harry Rd
Birth of a daughter	Kathleen WHITE May 19, 1896 (aged 37 years) Sevenoaks, Kent, England Note: This date came from the Aylesbury Grammar School Admissions Book. It is not quite the same as that… This date came from the Aylesbury Grammar School Admissions Book. It is not quite the same as that recorded on her probable death record which has a different day in the previous month. I have been unable to locate her in the 1939 Register in either name.
Baptism of a daughter	Kathleen WHITE June 21, 1896 (aged 37 years) St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Address: Alfred Villas
Birth of a son	Philip WHITE April 17, 1900 (aged 41 years) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Death of a son	John WHITE December 29, 1904 (aged 45 years) Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England
Death of a husband	William WHITE August 10, 1912 (aged 53 years) Manor Farm, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Note: John Dark and John White were granted probate.
Death of a son	Philip WHITE November 18, 1918 (aged 59 years) Age: 18 Cannock Chase Military Hospital. Rugley, Staffordshire, England Cause: Pneumonia during the period of the Spanish Flu.
Marriage of a child	William BAYLIS — Emily WHITE — View this family January 1926 (aged 66 years) St Giles, London, England Note: This is the only marriage of an Emily White to a Baylis. Emily was single in 1925 according to info… This is the only marriage of an Emily White to a Baylis. Emily was single in 1925 according to information provided to the army by her mother in relation to the death of Philip White in 1918.
Death of a son	William WHITE July 11, 1953 (aged 94 years) Age: 68 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Death	February 11, 1955 (aged 95 years) Age: 95 Charlton Lodge Nursing Home, Heath Rd, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Probate	March 16, 1955 (1 month after death) Oxford, Buckinghamshire, England Note: Probate to Westminster Bank and Emily Baylis widow.
Probate	March 16, 1955 (1 month after death) Oxford, England Note: Probate to Westminster Bank and Emily Baylis, her eldest child.
Burial	St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Bessie S White M I

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mother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN … BELGROVE –
herself	Links Birth: March 2, 1859 — Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Religious marriage: November 13, 1878 — Billington, Bedfordshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Death: February 11, 1955 — Charlton Lodge Nursing Home, Heath Rd, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Probate: March 16, 1955 — Oxford, Buckinghamshire, England Probate: March 16, 1955 — Oxford, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William WHITE Emily WHITE Agnes WHITE William WHITE Thomas Harvey WHITE John WHITE Kathleen WHITE Philip WHITE Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN 1859–1955 Birth: March 2, 1859 — Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Death: February 11, 1955 — Charlton Lodge Nursing Home, Heath Rd, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Family with William WHITE
husband	Links Birth: 1850 34 28 — Kent, England Baptism: March 1, 1855 39 33 — St Bortolop's Church, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Religious marriage: November 13, 1878 — Billington, Bedfordshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — Chevening, Kent, England Fact: Shot at by a man with a revolver. The court case created much interest in the community. — 1885 Fact: His application for the construction of a new stable was approved by council. — November 1886 Occupation: Corn and coal merchant — September 1887 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Census: April 5, 1891 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Census: April 2, 1911 — Pitchcott in Buckinghamshire Re-order media: 1885 William White Shot Re-order media: 1947 T H White leaves Pitchcott Death: August 10, 1912 — Manor Farm, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Probate: September 3, 1912 — Oxford, Buckinghamshire, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN Emily WHITE Agnes WHITE William WHITE Thomas Harvey WHITE John WHITE Kathleen WHITE Philip WHITE William WHITE 1850–1912 Birth: 1850 34 28 — Kent, England Death: August 10, 1912 — Manor Farm, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England
herself	Links Birth: March 2, 1859 — Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Religious marriage: November 13, 1878 — Billington, Bedfordshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Death: February 11, 1955 — Charlton Lodge Nursing Home, Heath Rd, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Probate: March 16, 1955 — Oxford, Buckinghamshire, England Probate: March 16, 1955 — Oxford, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William WHITE Emily WHITE Agnes WHITE William WHITE Thomas Harvey WHITE John WHITE Kathleen WHITE Philip WHITE Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN 1859–1955 Birth: March 2, 1859 — Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Death: February 11, 1955 — Charlton Lodge Nursing Home, Heath Rd, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — November 13, 1878 — Billington, Bedfordshire, England
21 months daughter	Links Birth: July 28, 1880 30 21 — Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: August 28, 1880 30 21 — St Bortolop's Church, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Census: April 2, 1911 — Pitchcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Marriage: January 1926 — St Giles, London, England Probate: 1955 Death: January 1956 — Essex South Western, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William BAYLIS Emily WHITE 1880–1956 Birth: July 28, 1880 30 21 — Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: January 1956 — Essex South Western, England
2 years daughter	Links Birth: October 3, 1882 32 23 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Census: April 2, 1911 — Pitchcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Fact: Death is based on internet records which fit while no others are apparent. I can't be positive without purchased records as few other clues exist. Death: January 1978 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes WHITE 1882–1978 Birth: October 3, 1882 32 23 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: January 1978 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
3 years son	Links Birth: September 1885 35 26 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: December 13, 1885 35 26 — St Bortolop's Church, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Education: September 13, 1897 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Death: July 11, 1953 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William WHITE 1885–1953 Birth: September 1885 35 26 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: July 11, 1953 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
2 years son	Links Birth: October 25, 1887 37 28 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: November 20, 1887 37 28 — St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Education: September 13, 1897 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Census: September 29, 1939 — Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Fact: Left the farm — 1947 Death: August 27, 1976 — "Springfield" Cuddington Dr, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England Probate: April 6, 1977 — Oxford, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Harvey WHITE 1887–1976 Birth: October 25, 1887 37 28 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: August 27, 1976 — "Springfield" Cuddington Dr, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England
6 years son	Links Birth: January 1894 44 34 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: March 11, 1894 44 35 — St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: December 29, 1904 — Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John WHITE 1894–1904 Birth: January 1894 44 34 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: December 29, 1904 — Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England
2 years daughter	Links Birth: May 19, 1896 46 37 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Baptism: June 21, 1896 46 37 — St John the Baptist Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Education: January 14, 1908 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Census: September 29, 1939 — England Fact: Possible marriage to Francis W Plummer in Stepney in 1939. Death: September 15, 1978 — Dorset, England Fact: Administration in London on 21 Dec 1978. — December 21, 1978 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Kathleen WHITE 1896–1978 Birth: May 19, 1896 46 37 — Sevenoaks, Kent, England Death: September 15, 1978 — Dorset, England
4 years son	Links Birth: April 17, 1900 50 41 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Education: April 30, 1912 Occupation: "Shepherd and milker" also "ploughman" on another army form. — July 6, 1918 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Military: November 4, 1918 — Rugley, Staffordshire, England Death: November 18, 1918 — Cannock Chase Military Hospital. Rugley, Staffordshire, England Burial: St Giles Churchyard, Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Philip WHITE 1900–1918 Birth: April 17, 1900 50 41 — Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Death: November 18, 1918 — Cannock Chase Military Hospital. Rugley, Staffordshire, England

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Birth	DOB from 1939 Register.
Probate	Probate to Westminster Bank and Emily Baylis widow.
Probate	Probate to Westminster Bank and Emily Baylis, her eldest child.

Burial	Bessie S White M I
Media object	White Family Tombstone - courtesy of Wertypop of findagrave
Media object	Bessie S White M I

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Family with parents
mother	… BELGROVE –
herself	Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN 1859–1955

Family with William WHITE
husband Parents Thomas Harvey WHITE Elizabeth Martha DAVIS	William WHITE 1850–1912
herself	Bessie Sarah FRANKLIN 1859–1955
daughter Family William BAYLIS	Emily WHITE 1880–1956
daughter	Agnes WHITE 1882–1978
son	William WHITE 1885–1953
son	Thomas Harvey WHITE 1887–1976
son	John WHITE 1894–1904
daughter	Kathleen WHITE 1896–1978
son	Philip WHITE 1900–1918