William
Bennett
Born in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph (Bennet) Bennett
and Ann (Edwards) Bennett
Brother of
Thomas Bennett and John Bennett
Husband of
Ann (Taylor) Bennett
— married
1874 in Bronington, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Bennett, Sarah ann Bennett, William Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Harriet (Bennett) Kennerley, Lucy (Bennett) Threadgold, Mary Bennett, Mary Lizzie Bennett, Henry Bennett and John Archie Bennett
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
William was born in 1838.[1] and baptised on the 19th August at Hanmer, Flintshire[2]
His parents were Joseph Bennett, a carpenter and Ann Edwards who were living at Tybroughton at the time of his birth.[2]
1841 census[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Birth | Birthplace |
| Joseph Bennett | Male | 30 | 1811 | - |
| Ann Bennett | Female | 30 | 1811 | Flintshire, Wales |
| Thomas Bennett | Male | 7 | 1834 | Flintshire, Wales |
| John Bennett | Male | 5 | 1836 | Flintshire, Wales |
| William Bennett | Male | 2 | 1839 | Flintshire, Wales |
The 1851 Census shows he was living in Ellesmere, Shropshire with his parents and brother John.[4]
For the 1861 Census he was at Agles Cross, Tybroughton with his parents and working as an Agricultural Labourer[5]
He married Ann Taylor at Bronington, Flintshire on 31st December 1874[6]
their children were
- Joseph born 1875[7]
- Sarah Ann born 1876[8]
- William born 1878[9]
- Thomas born 1880[10]
- Harriet born 1882[11]
- Lucy born 1884[12]
- Mary Lizzie born 1887[13]
- Henry born 1892[14]
- John Archie born 1894[15]
The 1881 Census shows him living with his mother on her 10 acre farm on Wrexham Road, Tybroughton.[16]
| Name | Relationship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth | Occupation | Birth place |
| Ann Bennett | Head | Widow | Female | 76 | 1805 | Farmer of 10 acres | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| William Bennett | Son | Married | Male | 41 | 1840 | Farmer son | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Ann P Bennett | Daughter in law | Married | Female | 27 | 1854 | - | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Joseph Bennett | Grand son | Single | Male | 6 | 1875 | Scholar | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Sarah Ann Bennett | Grand daughter | Single | Female | 4 | 1877 | - | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| William Bennett | Grand son | Single | Male | 3 | 1878 | - | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Thomas Bennett | Grand son | Single | Male | 1 | 1880 | - | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
1891 Census Oldhall Street, Malpas, Cheshire, he was a greengrocer[17]
| Name | Relationship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth | Occupation | Birth place |
| William Bennett | Head | Married | Male | 51 | 1840 | Green grocer | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Ann Bennett | Wife | Married | Female | 36 | 1855 | - | Isycoed, Flintshire, Wales |
| Sarah A Bennett | Daughter | - | Female | 14 | 1877 | Assistant | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Thomas Bennett | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1880 | Scholar | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Harriet Bennett | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1882 | Scholar | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Lucy Bennett | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1885 | Scholar | Flintshire, Wales |
| Mary L Bennett | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1887 | - | Flintshire, Wales |
| Ann Bennett | Mother | Widow | Female | 89 | 1802 | - | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
1901 Census[18]
| Name | Relationship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth | Occupation | Birth place |
| William Bennett | Head | Married | Male | 61 | 1840 | Farm labourer | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Ann Bennett | Wife | Married | Female | 46 | 1855 | - | Isycoed, Flintshire, Wales |
| Thomas Bennett | Son | Single | Male | 21 | 1880 | Farm labourer | Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales |
| Lucy Bennett | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | Housemaid dom | Isycoed, Flintshire, Wales |
| Henry Bennett | Son | - | Male | 8 | 1893 | - | Malpas, Cheshire, England |
| John A Bennett | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1895 | - | Malpas, Cheshire, England |
1911 census[19]
| Name | Relationship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth | Occupation | Birth place |
| William Bennett | Head | Married | Male | 72 | 1839 | Old age pensioner farmer | Flintshire Hanmer |
| Ann Bennett | Wife | Married | Female | 56 | 1855 | - | Hanmer Flintshire |
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, WILLIAM mother EDWARDS GRO Reference: 1838 S Quarter in ELLESMERE UNION Volume 18 Page 65
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N455-25J : 10 December 2017), William Bennett, 19 Aug 1838, Christening; citing item 1, Hanmer, Flint, Wales, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,655,828.
- ↑ 1841 England wales and scotland census https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1841/0015491546
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG68-HFP : 9 November 2019), William Bennett in household of Joseph Bennett, , Shropshire, England; citing , Shropshire, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BM-WGH : 3 March 2021), William Bennett in household of Joseph Bennett, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "Wales, Flintshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC5T-GF3 : 18 April 2018), William Bennett and Ann Taylor, 31 Dec 1874, Marriage; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Bronington, Flintshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, JOSEPH TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1875 M Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 768
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, SARAH ANN TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1876 D Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 747
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, WILLIAM TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1878 M Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 738
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, THOMAS TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 735
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, HARRIET TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1882 J Quarter in WHITCHURCH Volume 06A Page 776
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, LUCY TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1884 S Quarter in WHITCHURCH Volume 06A Page 736
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, MARY LIZZIE TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in WHITCHURCH Volume 06A Page 741
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, HENRY TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1892 J Quarter in WHITCHURCH Volume 06A Page 727
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 13 December 2022), database entry for BENNETT, JOHN ARCHIE TAYLOR GRO Reference: 1894 S Quarter in WHITCHURCH Volume 06A Page 670
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-1TQX : 13 December 2017), William Bennett in household of Ann Bennett, Tybroughton (Flint), Shropshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 2663/59, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,919.
- ↑ 1891 England wales and scotland census https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1891/0014481385&expand=true
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1901/0019781427&expand=true
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F21838%2F0137%2F1
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