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Elizabeth Jane Came ("Bessie") HEXT
1888 - 1970 (81 years) Has 85 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Elizabeth Jane Came ("Bessie") HEXT Nickname Bessie Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 18 Dec 1888 Venn, Churchstow, Devon, England - GRO ref: Hext, Elizabeth Jane C. q1 1889 Kingsbridge RD 5b 203; GRO online index shows 3rd Christian name as Came and mother's maiden name as Hambling
Place from 1891 and 1901 censuses; shown as Bessie in 1901.
Actual date from the 1939 register and death registration index
Gender Female Residence 29 Sep 1939 No. 2, Council House, Aveton Gifford, Devon, England - Elizabeth appears as head of the household, as married although her husband was not present.With her were her son Harold and daughter Dorothy, together with Dorothy's husband and daughter.
Died Dec Q 1970 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Elston, Elizabeth Jane C, dob 18 Dec 1888; q4 1970 Kingsbridge RD 7a 1268
Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch Thomas Gardener HEXT, b. Abt 1861, Venn, Churchstow, Devon, England , d. 6 Jan 1949, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 88 years) (Father)
Sarah, d. Bef 1871 (Great Grandmother)Person ID I909 All Last Modified 26 Aug 2019
Father Thomas Gardener HEXT, b. Abt 1861, Venn, Churchstow, Devon, England , d. 6 Jan 1949, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 88 years) Mother Ellen Came HAMBLING, b. Mar Q 1866, Dodbrooke, Devon, England , d. Jun Q 1947, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 81 years) Married 1885 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - q4 1885 - 5B 387
Family ID F693 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Sidney John ELSTON, b. Sep Q 1884, Crediton Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. Mar Q 1957, Andover Reg Dist, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 73 years) Married Jun Q 1912 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Elston, Sidney J.; Hext, Elizabeth J C; q2 1912 Kingsbridge RD 5b 433
Children 5 children Last Modified 17 Apr 2012 Family ID F4760 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Hext, Elizabeth Jane C. q1 1889 Kingsbridge RD 5b 203; GRO online index shows 3rd Christian name as Came and mother's maiden name as Hambling
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 18 Dec 1888 - Venn, Churchstow, Devon, England Married - Jun Q 1912 - Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England Child - Marjorie Ellen ELSTON - 20 Mar 1913 - Bigbury, Devon, England Child - Sydney Thomas ELSTON - 25 Jun 1914 - Bigbury, Devon, England Child - Dorothy Hilda ELSTON - 16 Jun 1915 - Bigbury, Devon, England Child - Alfred Hiram ELSTON - Jun Q 1917 - Bigbury, Devon, England Child - Harold Hext ELSTON - 5 Mar 1923 - Bigbury, Devon, England Died - Dec Q 1970 - Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend