Diana Sedgwick Bessant born c 1921

[Cockneyrebel]

Diana was the daughter of R H Giles Bessant (born c 1895) I think and she married Claude Martin Metherell 15 Sep 1947 Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya. Claude was a Lieutenant Commander in RNVR of late HMS Cochran at the time of his  marriage. He was born 27 Jun 1908 Brighton, Sussex, England and died 5 Mar 1955 Subuk, Kenya.
I know nothing of Diana other than the above.
Cr

[CaroleW]

Where was Diana born?   Could she have returned to her birth country after Claude died?

Any children born to the marriage?

[amondg]

There is a passenger list incoming to Southampton 25 October 1920 - ship Armdale Castle
From South Africa to Southampton

Mrs. Doris Besant 31 School Mistress
Diana  age 1  child


Could this be your Diana?

[amondg]

Going Back Departure  7 January 1930 left from London

Mrs. D Besant age 40
Miss D Besant  age 10  address Dimblehurst? Road Horsham Surrey

Place of new permanent residence -South Africa

[amondg]

At the 1947 marriage she is Diana Sedgewick Price so a previous marriage.

Ref: Andrews Newspaper Index

[hanes teulu]

South African Archives (NASA) - essentially an index

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl?20250730150450D1883E00

"RSA" has 79 hits returned and KAB 29 using search key "besant".These are the major databases - one or two others have the odd one or two.

[ShaunJ]

Diana was the daughter of R H Giles Bessant

There is an Eliza Giles Bessant in the 1921 census, wife of Robert Henry Bessant, a signalman with the L&SW Railway. Her maiden name was Beckensall. Married in 1891.

[hanes teulu]

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300ds?20250730154420E207A140&RH=00000002

A Doris Besant, age 31 is on the '21 Census with John Howard Eldridge Besant x 2 (one aged 68, the other 38), at Lydney, Chepstow

[hanes teulu]

There's a Doris Lenton, age 1, born Rock Ferry on the 1891 Census. The Surname matches the surname on the NASA (RSA) entry for "Doris Besant (born Lenton)" and the PoB of Doris Besant on the '21 Census.