Philip Dennison (abt. 1810 - 1892)

Ancestors

Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Census 4 Research Notes 5 Sources

Biography

Philip was born about 1810-1812^[1]. He was probably the son of George Dennison and Ann Dennison.

Philip, a bachelor married Rebecca Bass, a minor and a spinster on the 10th January 1831 at St. Mary the Virgin, Debden, Essex, England.

He passed away in 1892^[1] and was buried at Newport, Essex, England.

Children

1. Mary Ann Dennison b. 1831 bapt. 1831 at Debden, Essex, England
2. William Dennison b. 1832 bapt. 1832 at Debden, Essex, England
3. George Dennison b. 1835 bapt. 1835 at Debden, Essex, England
4. Sarah Dennison b. 1839 bapt. 1841 at Debden, Essex, England
5. Mary Ann Dennison b. 1842 bapt. 1842 at Debden, Essex, England
6. Rebecca Dennison b. 1845 bapt. 1845 at Debden, Essex, England
7. Philip Dennison b. 1846 bapt. 1847 at Debden, Essex, England
8. Jane Emma Dennison b. 1848 bapt. 1848 at Debden, Essex, England
9. Elizabeth Dennison b. 1851 bapt 1852 at Debden, Essex, England
10. John Dennison bapt. 1854 at Newport, Essex, England^[2]
11. Lydia Dennison b. 1856^[3] at Newport, Essex, England

Census

1841 Census of England & Wales: 6th June 1841
Ivy Tod Hill, Village, Debden, Essex, England

First Name	Last Name	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Phillip	Dennison	Male	25 {-29}	J{ourneyman} Carpenter	Essex
Rebecca	Dennison	Female	25 {-29}	-	Essex
William	Dennison	Male	9	-	Essex
George	Dennison	Male	5	-	Essex
Sarah	Dennison	Female	1	-	Essex

Living next door to Charles Dennison^[4]

1851 Census of England & Wales: 30th March 1851
Village, Debden, Essex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Phillip	Dennison	Head	Married	Male	40	Carpenter	Debden, Essex
Rebecca	Dennison	Wife	Married	Female	37	-	Debden, Essex
William	Dennison	Son	Unmarried	Male	19	Groom	Debden, Essex
George	Dennison	Son	-	Male	15	Ag{ricultural} Lab{ourer}	Debden, Essex
Mary A	Dennison	Daughter	-	Female	8	-	Debden, Essex
Jane	Dennison	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	2	-	Debden, Essex
Elizabeth	Dennison	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	9 weeks	-	Debden, Essex

^[5]

1861 Census of England & Wales: 7th April 1861
Cottage, Quendon Road, Newport, Essex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Phillip	Dennison	Head	Married	Male	49	Carpenter	Debden, Essex
Rebecca	Dennison	Wife	Married	Female	47	Carpenter's wife	Debden, Essex
Elizabeth	Dennison	Daughter	-	Female	10	Carpenter's daughter, scholar	Debden, Essex
Lydia	Dennison	Daughter	-	Female	4	Carpenter's daughter, scholar	Newport, Essex
John	Dennison	Nephew {sic}	-	Male	6	-	-

It is likely that "nephew" John Dennison was the son of Phillip's niece Sarah Dennison (daughter of Charles & Susannah Dennison)^[6]

1871 Census of England & Wales: 2nd April 1871
High Street, Newport, Essex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Phillip	Dennison	Head	Married	Male	59	Carpenter Journeyman	Debden, Essex
Rebecca	Dennison	Wife	Married	Female	57	-	Debden, Essex
Charles C	Dennison	Grandson	-	Male	6	Scholar	Newport, Essex
James R {sic}	Dennison	Grandson	-	Male	3	-	Newport, Essex

Cornell Charles Dennison and James Paine Dennison were the illegitimates sons of Phillip's daughter Jane.^[7]

1881 Census of England & Wales: 3rd April 1881
Quendon Road, Newport, Essex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Phillip	Dennison	Head	Married	Male	68	Carpenter	Debden, Essex
Rebeka	Dennison	Wife	Married	Female	64	-	Debden, Essex
Charles C	Dennison	Grandson	Unmarried	Male	16	Ag{ricultura}l lab{oure}r	Newport, Essex
James	Payne {sic}	Grandson	Unmarried	Male	13	Ag{ricultura}l lab{oure}r	Newport, Essex

^[8]

Research Notes

The fact that Philip is living next door to Charles Dennison (also a carpenter) in 1841 suggests that they were probably brothers. However, no baptism was found for Philip at Debden.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "General Register Office Death Index of Philip DENNISON" 1892 June quarter, Saffron Walden Registration District Volume 4a Page 347. Aged 80 years GRO Online Death Indexes
2. ↑ "Newport Baptism Transcript entry of John DENNISON" at The Recorders of Uttlesford History Accessed 24th June 2019
3. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Lydia DENNISON" 1856September quarter, Saffron Walden Registration District Volume 4a Page 314 Mother’s Maiden Name: BASS GRO Online Birth Indexes
4. ↑ "1841 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 340; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Debden; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 11; Page: 17 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
5. ↑ "1851 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 31; Page: 31 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
6. ↑ "1861 England and Wales Census" Class: RG 9; Piece: 1120; Folio: 90; Page: 2 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
7. ↑ "1871 England and Wales Census" Class: RG10; Piece: 1707; Folio: 104; Page: 35 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
8. ↑ "1881 England and Wales Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 1816; Folio: 88; Page: 11 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast