Herbert Douglas Bessent^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1962  (74 years)

• Name	Herbert Douglas Bessent  [1]
  Birth	4 Oct 1887	Richmond, Surrey, England   [1, 3]
  Baptism	14 Nov 1887	Barnes, London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1962	Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  Person ID	I21137	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Arthur Bessent,   b. Sep 1850, Mortlake, London, England d. 1912, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Emily Pocock,   b. 1855, Richmond, Surrey, England d. 1898, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1874	Mortlake, London, England   [5, 6]
  	Witnesses - Ellen Pocock and James Pocock
  Family ID	F8292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Alice Chamberlain,   b. 21 Feb 1886   d. 1874, Wandsworth, London, England   [1, 2]
  Marriage	13 Aug 1913	Barnes, London, England   [1, 7]
  	Witnesses: Ernest Charles Chamberlain and Charles Chamberlain.
  Children	1. Geoffrey Douglas Bessent,   b. 13 Jul 1914, Richmond, Surrey, England d. 25 Dec 1991, Hammersmith, London, England (Age 77 years)   2. Ursula Lesley Bessent,   b. 20 Jan 1917, Brentford, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F7393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Barnes - St Mary's Church c1965 Keywords: Church
  		Herbert D Bessent & Mabel A Chamberlain - marriage Media Date: 13 AUG 1913 Keywords: Marriage
  		Herbert D Bessent - baptism Media Date: 14 NOV 1887 Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Find My Past. [S797] DBHT (exported from Ancestry).ged. Record originated in... [S7] Find My Past, Dec 1887, Richmond S 2a 393. [S7] Find My Past, Sep 1962, Bishops Stortford 4b 18. [S7] Find My Past, 24 Sep 1874, Surrey Marriages 2397/1/18. [S7] Find My Past, Sep 1874, Richmond S 2a 472. [S7] Find My Past, Sep 1913, Richmond S 2a 1135.