William
Bentley
Born in Middletongue, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Ingilby
and Mary Bentley
Brother of
Stephan Ingilby and James Ingilby
Husband of
Hannah (Joy) Bentley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann Bentley, Jane Bentley, Mary Ann (Bentley) Pounder, William Bentley, Harriet Bentley and Grace (Bentley) Lofthouse
Died after
after age 70
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Dec 2011
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Biography
William Bentley was baptized 3 December 1810 at Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England.[1]
In the 1851 Census, William Bentley was recorded as head of a household in Street Lane, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. He was 40 years old and a "farmers laborer," born in York at Middletowne. Others in his household were his wife Hannah, age 47, born in York at Bale Bank; and four children, all born in York at Bridgehousegate:[2]
- Mary Ann Bentley, age 17, flax spinner
- Jane Bentley, age 15, flax spinner
- William Bentley, age 12, scholar
- Grace Bentley, age 5, scholar.
Francis Joy, age 22, described as "son in law" also resided in the household. He was born in York at Bridgehousegate and worked as a flag facer (stone mason).
In the 1881 Census, he was recorded as 73 years old, a carter by occupation, and head of a household at Street Lane, Bewerley, Yorkshire, England. Others in the household were wife Hannah, age 77; daughters Mary Ann Pounder, age 46 and a "lead miner's wife," and Grace Lofthouse, age 33; and grandson Fred Lofthouse, 7 months old. All were recorded as born at Bewerley, Yorkshire, except for Fred, whose birthplace was Otley, Yorkshire.[3]
Baptism
- Baptism:
- Date: 3 OCT 1810
- Place: Pateley Bridge, Yorks
Occupation
- Occupation:
- Place: Farm Labourer, Leadstone Miner.
William was born about 1808.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66BN-Q33C : 23 February 2022), William Bentley, 1810.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP9N-4N5 : 12 September 2019), William Bentley, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 7, 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.
- ↑ William Bentley in the 1881 Census, "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXV-RQV2 : accessed 3 February 2016), William Bentley, Bewerley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 4314/70, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,210. Also: Ancestry.com transcription. image (findmypast).
- Source: S-2100316063 Repository: #R-2140967628 Title: 1881 England Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the l Note: APID: 1,7572::0
- Repository: R-2140967628 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Bentley-471 created through the import of Mears Family Tree as Oct 200.ged on Dec 24, 2011 by David Mears. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
- Merged with WikiTree profile Bentley-518 created through the import of Mears Family Tree as Oct 200.ged on Dec 24, 2011 by David Mears. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
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Could you reconsider this please? Both profiles refer to the same entry in the 1851 census, which gives his age as 40, so a birth date of "about 1808" doesn't seem too far out. The birth date on Bentley-471 is incorrect, it can't be 3 Dec 1810 as that is his date of baptism . As the baptism record relates to Pateley Bridge, I assume that the birth place of "Middletongue" relates to the place of that name about a mile to the southwest of Pateley Bridge. If so, then Bewerley lies midway between the two. So although the birth dates on the two profiles are different, they are consistent with this being the same person.
I'll resubmit the merge request.
Regards John
As for the two children with the LNAB of Joy (Joy-379 and Joy-372 -- both now have been disconnected from William Bentley as father), my guess is that Hannah was previously married to a man named Joy (i.e., Joy wasn't her LNAB) and these were her children from that earlier marriage. It's also possible that they were born out of wedlock before she was married. Either way, the identification of Francis Joy as "son in law" in the 1851 census is consistent with Francis being Hannah's son but not also William's son. ("Son in law" could mean stepson.)
ps I noticed two of his kid's have his wife's LNAB. Almost as if its a family tradition.