Website in the process of being upgraded - full menu should be back on all pages soon.
Full menu can be viewed here.


Home Search  
Share Print Bookmark
Bessie Grace Eliza TARR

Bessie Grace Eliza TARR

Female 1869 - 1913  (43 years)    Has 26 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


 Set As Default Person    

Personal Information    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Bessie Grace Eliza TARR 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 23 Feb 1869  Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From the 1871 census where shown as Bessie aged 2; shown as Grace E, aged 12 in 1881
      GRO ref: Tarr, Bessie Grace E q2 1869 Bath RD 5c 637; GRO online index shows E stands for Eliza and mother's maiden name as Burgess

      Actual date shown as 23 Feb 1868 in baptism register - I am guessing the date and month were correct but the year should be 1869 (else both censuses cited above wrong AND her birth registered a year late)
    Residence 1886  2, Brookleaze Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • At the time of her baptism
    Baptised 26 Mar 1886  St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Aug 2023)
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Sedglays[?], Charlcombe, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Another servant in the household was one Martha E Sharpe - was she a relation Bessie's future husband, perhaps how they met?
    Child Status Illegitimate (parents marriage bigamous) 
    Occupation 1891 
    Nurse 
    Died Sep Q 1913  Bridgend Reg Dist, Glamorgan, Wales See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Sharp, Bessie q3 1913 aged 44 Bridgend RD 11a 867
    Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 4 half sisters (family of Nicholas John Gotham TARR and Charlotte JORDAN) 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John TARR,   bap. 30 Dec 1760, St. Michael’s Church, Ilsington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 3 Nov 1815, St. Michael’s Church, Ilsington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Charlotte BURGESS,   b. Abt 1831, Witheridge, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep Q 1905, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I303037  All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2023 

    Father Nicholas John Gotham TARR, [G-D(TM)],   b. 20 Nov 1823, Fore Street, West Teignmouth, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun Q 1884, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Other Partners: Charlotte JORDAN  m. Mar Q 1848  
    Mother Charlotte BURGESS,   b. Abt 1831, Witheridge, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep Q 1905, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married Dec Q 1871  Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Tarr, Nicholas John G to BURGESS, Charlotte q4 1871 Bath RD 5c 1198 (from FreeBMD)
      Probably a Register Office marriage (p. 1173 was for a marriage on 25 Dec at Walcot St Swithin, p. 1206 was for a Register Office or Non-conformist (Registrar present) marriage (page info. from the Guild of One-Name Studies Marriage Index).
      I am assuming the children shown with Nicholas and Charlotte in the 1871 and 1881 censuses are theirs. Although all born before they married, the births were all registered as 'Tarrs'. Nicholas had deserted his family about 1860, and was not with them in 1861 or 1871, so I doubt they were children of that marriage. Given the first of the four was given the name Burgess as a Christian name, the surname of Charlotte who Nicholas married in 1871, points strongly to them being their children together.
      If Nicholas had had the children with another Burgess e.g. a sister of Charlotte, would expect to find Charlotte as sister-in-law or housekeeper in 1871, not wife (when not actually married). Being shown as wife suggests they may have been living as man and wife for sometime.

      Nicholas' first wife was still living when he married Charlotte, so it is not clear why after living together as though man and wife for some years they decided to marry bigamously. Maybe he had not heard from her for a sufficient period that he felt it safe to do so.
    Family ID F300150  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Children
     1. Grace Charlotte Gotham TARR, [G-D(TM)],   b. 17 Apr 1896, 2, Brookleaze Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F301043  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Richard William SHARP,   b. Mar Q 1866, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun Q 1909, Bridgend Reg Dist, Glamorgan, Wales See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married Dec Q 1901  Bridgend Reg Dist, Glamorgan, Wales See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: TARR, Bessie Grace E to SHARP, Richard William q4 1901 Bridgend RD 11a 1303
    Banns of marriage From 18 Aug 1901 to 1 Sep 1901  St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Both were said to be of the parish, but for some reason the marriage did not go ahead in Somerset,but after they had moved to Wales.
    Children
     1. William Henry SHARP,   b. Abt 1902,   d. Yes, date unknown
     
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F301527  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Feb 1869 - Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - 2, Brookleaze Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 26 Mar 1886 - St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Grace Charlotte Gotham TARR, [G-D(TM)] - 17 Apr 1896 - 2, Brookleaze Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBanns of marriage - From 18 Aug 1901 to 1 Sep 1901 - St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
     = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) 
    Pin Legend Address Church or Cemetery Military service or death Hospital Small location Town / City County, state or province Country Registration District Place of education Court Property Not Set