Thursday 18 August 2011

George Biss 1847 - 1907

George Biss was the fourth and final child of George Biss and Mary Biss (nee Bath). He was born in 1846 in Bath, Somerset.

On 30th March 1851 the Census was held. George Biss was living at 10 Dover Place, Walcot, Bath, Somerset with his mother Mary Biss (nee Bath) and his siblings; Emma Biss, William George Biss and Eliza Biss.

On 7th April 161 the Census was held. George Biss was living at School, Pylle, Somerset. He was lodging with the Higgins family, they were Agricultural Labourers with four children; Alfred Higgins, Charles Higgins, Joseph Higgins and Mary Higgins. Too pay their way they had taken on two lodgers, of whom the second was John Parsons. Both of the lodgers where Railway Labourers.

In 1870 George Biss married Elizabeth Martin in Frome,Somerset. They would go on to have three children; Elizabeth Biss born 1885, Ellen Biss born 1889 and Charles Biss born 1892 all in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

On 2nd April 1871 the Census was held. George Biss was living at Bridge Farm Dairy House, East Coker, Somerset. George was now working as a Dairyman and was living with his wife Eliza Biss (nee Martin) and a Dairyman Servant by the name of Albert Abbott.

On 3rd April 1881 the Census was held. George Biss was living at Dairy House, Child Okeford, Dorset. He was working as a Dairyman and he was living with his wife Eliza Biss (nee Martin).

On 31st March 1901 the Census was held. George Biss was living at 36 Rudmore Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. He was working as a General Labourer, he was living with his wife Elizabeth Biss (nee Martin) and their three children; Elizabeth Biss, Ellen Biss and Charles Biss.

In 1907 George Biss Died in Dorset.

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