Thomas
Bentham
Born in Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Alice (Holland) Bentham
— married
7 Apr 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Father of
Alice (Bentham) Oldham
Died
at about age 47
in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2017
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Biography
Thomas Bentham was born in Blackrod, Lancashire in about 1806.
He married Alice Kearsley on 7 April 1844, he was age 35, a widower, a collier, and the son of William Bentham, also a collier. Alice was a widow, age 36, the daughter of John Holland, a weaver. Marriage witnesses were Peter Seddon and Ann Howarth [1]
In 1851, the family were living in School Lane, Wigan:
- Thomas Bentham head M 45, coal miner born Blackrod
- Alice Bentham wife F 45 born Wigan
- Sarah Kearlsey step dau F 15 born Wigan
- John Kearsley step son M 12 born Wigan
- Alice Bentham dau F 6 born Wigan [2]
Thomas died in Wigan in 1853, he was 49 years old [3]
Sources
- ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926
- ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) 1851 census HO107 piece 2199 folio 21 page 35
- ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk GRO index Q1 1853 Wigan vol 8C page 26
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