Bessie Mary Dutton^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]}

1891 - 1920  (29 years)

• Name	Bessie Mary Dutton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1891	St Mary Cray, Kent, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 20]
  Baptism	23 Aug 1896	St Mary Cray, Kent, England   [7, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1920	Barnham, Kent, England   [3, 10, 13]
  Person ID	I139	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dutton,   b. 3 Jun 1855, City of London, London, England d. 29 Dec 1917, Farnborough, Kent, England (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah Emily Beadle,   b. 1858, Chelsfield, Kent, England d. 1931, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1876	Bromley, Kent, England   [21]
  	Witnesses: Charles H Smith & M A Dutton Witnesses: Charles H Smith & M A Dutton
  Family ID	F6533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Cousins,   b. 8 Nov 1890, St Mary Cray, Kent, England d. 16 Jul 1963, Crocken Hill, Kent, England (Age 72 years)  [19]
  Marriage	1912	St Mary Cray, Kent, England   [9, 12]
  	A large gathering attended the Temple Congregational Church St. Mary's Cray on August Bank Holiday to witness the marriage of Mr Harry Cousins with Miss Bessie Dutton, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J Dutton of Saint Pauls Cray. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a dress of pale blue silk voile draped with white tulle and orange blossom, and carried a lovely shower bouquet of choice lilies. Mr George Smallwood acted as best man. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Ivy Smallword (niece of the bridegroom] who was attired in a grey voile and a large black picture hat and she also carried a bouquet, the gift of the bridegroom. There were also two other bridesmaids- Miss Violet Smallwood (niece of the bridegroom) and Miss Lilly Dutton (niece of the bride) who were dressed in white embroidery frocks and carried baskets, the gift of the bridegroom Many presents were received, those sending including: Mr. J Dutton, Mrs. J Dutton ,Mr. J Dutton jnr, Miss E Payne, Mr and Mrs A Dutton, Master Charles Dutton, Mrs Fred Cousins, Mrs Weeden, Mr and Mrs G Smallwood, Mr and Mrs W A Hawes, Miss E Dutton, Mrs and the Misses Reynolds, Miss Algar, Miss Fryer, Miss Payne, Miss Vorley, Miss Dormer, Miss E Dormer, Miss E Cousins, Mr Bob Cousins, Mrs Clarke, Miss Marjorie Clark and employees of William Cook and Sons. Eltham & District Times, 16 August 1912 Witness Role: Bridesmaid: [I19158] Lilian Helena DUTTON
  		St Mary Cray - The Temple Keywords: Church, Kent
  		St Mary Cray - The Temple Keywords: Church, Kent
  Children	1. Harry Dutton Cousins,   b. 9 May 1913, St Mary Cray, Kent, England d. 27 Jan 1988, Petts Wood, Kent, England (Age 74 years)   2. Joan Bessie E Cousins,   b. 17 May 1915, St Paul's Cray, Kent, England d. 20 May 2001, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F6056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James Dutton (1879) - 1891 Census Media Date: 5 APR 1891 Keywords: Census1891
  		James Dutton (1879) - 1891 Census Media Date: 5 APR 1891 Keywords: Census1891
  		Joseph Dutton - 1901 Media Date: 1901 Keywords: Census1901
  		Joseph Dutton - 1901 Media Date: 1901 Keywords: Census1901
  		Bessie Dutton - Wedding at Orpington Eltham District Times Media Date: 16 AUG 1912 Keywords: Picture
  		Bessie Dutton - Wedding at Orpington Media Date: 16 AUG 1912 Keywords: Picture
  		St Mary Cray - St Mary's Church Keywords: Church, Kent
  		St Mary Cray - St Mary's Church Keywords: Church, Kent
  		St Mary Cray - The Temple Keywords: Church, Kent
  		St Mary Cray - The Temple Keywords: Church, Kent
  		St Mary Cray - River Cottages Keywords: Place
  		St Mary Cray - River Cottages Keywords: Place

  
  

• Sources

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