Born c1813, the father of Edmund Bessell II (51C).
| 1844 | 18 Feb. Horsefair (30), the son of John Jefferis, millwright, he married Ann Jacobs (25) the daughter of John Jacobs, a sailor (JaPR). |
| 1851 | 1 Barton Place, Henry Row, St Philip’s parish (38), living with his wife Ann (31), a laundress, born in Bristol, and children John (10), William (6), James (4), Edmund (3) and Ann (1), all born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1861 | Labourer (mason’s), Henry Row, St Philip’s parish (47), living with his wife Ann (46) and children including George (7) and Henry (4), both born in Bristol (61C). |