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Happy New Year to you all before start! i just wondered if anyone can do a census look up for a William Bennett married to Agnes i dont know the exact dates of birth for these but they will probably be around 1775 +-10 years. I know of some children Richard 1805 Strood, Kent, Grace 1807 and Amelia 1809. They would probably be born around the Strood area too, unfortinatly i dont know where William and Agnes were born but it will probably be in the Medway Towns, Kent, i hope this is enough information for someone to be able to help me! Regards Paul Bennett

1851 England Census Record about William Bennett Name: William Bennett Age: 76 Estimated birth year: abt 1775 Relation: Pauper Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Rainham, Kent, England Civil parish: Chatham Town: Chatham County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Occupation: View image Disability: View image Source information: HO107/1611 Registration district: Medway Sub-registration district: Gillingham ED, institution, or vessel: 1t Folio: 397 Page: 12 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 1 GSU Number: 193511-193512 could it be this one June

yes this could be the one do you have the names of the people he lived with?

Ranked Search Results - 1851 England Census View Record Maria Bennett abt 1804 Canterbury, Kent, England Pauper Chatham Kent View Record William Bennett abt 1775 Rainham, Kent, England Pauper Chatham Kent here you go, no sign of Agnes June

Ranked Search Results - 1851 England Census View Record Harriet Bennett abt 1781 Kimbury, Berkshire, England Wife Chislehurst Kent View Record William Bennett abt 1774 Chislehurst, Kent, England Head Chislehurst Kent 1851 England Census Record about William Bennett Name: William Bennett Age: 77 Estimated birth year: abt 1774 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Chislehurst, Kent, England Civil parish: Chislehurst Ecclesiatical parish: Sidcup St John County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Occupation: View image Disability: View image Source information: HO107/1606 Registration district: Bromley Sub-registration district: Bromley ED, institution, or vessel: 6b Folio: 528 Page: 30 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 118 GSU Number: 193505 Here is another one June

1851 England Census Record about William Bennett Name: William Bennett Age: 78 Estimated birth year: abt 1773 Relation: Pauper Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Selling, Kent, England Civil parish: Bridge County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Occupation: View image Disability: View image Source information: HO107/1623 Registration district: Bridge Sub-registration district: Chartham ED, institution, or vessel: Bridges Union Workhouse Folio: 222 Page: 11 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 1 GSU Number: 193524 here is another June

Ranked Search Results - 1851 England Census View Record Sarah Bennett abt 1774 Chevening, Kent, England Wife Sevenoaks Kent View Record William Bennett abt 1778 Seal, Kent, England Head Sevenoaks Kent View Record Robert Hunter abt 1828 Hever, Kent, England Head Sevenoaks Kent Last one take you pick lol June

searched for: Birth/Christening, 1780 - 1820, Kent, England, British Isles Father: William Bennett, Mother: Agnes Exact Spelling: Off [refine search] Prepare selected records for download International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 3 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. AMELIA BENNETT - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 05 FEB 1809 Strood Near Rochester, Kent, England 2. RICHARD BENNETT - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 20 OCT 1805 Strood Near Rochester, Kent, England 3. GRACE AGNES BENNET - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: JAN 1807 Gravesend, Kent, England do you have this June

hi thanx for all of your replys but i dont think any of them are much help! by the 1851 census my richard bennett was married to Mahala i dont know anything about the other children or the parents. the children were born in Strood, Kent, i do have there baptism records!

does anyone know how to view the 1841 census for Strood, Kent i think this might help! Regards Paul Bennett

Paul, I just had a quick look at Strood & it appears your Richard was already married by 1841. High Street, Strood. Richard Bennett 40 Fruiterer Mahala 30 Grace 10 Richard 8 Sarah 6 Elizabeth 10 months (census date was 6/7 June) all born in county dont forget ages of adults are supposedly rounded down to nearest 5 - take this with a pinch of salt! Place of birth & relationships are not given. Interesting he has named his eldest daughter after his sister (do you know Mahala's mother's name?) There is a grocer living next door (William Jarrett), might be worth a look at trade directories. No sign of William/Agnes, certainly not nearby. Unfortunately the disc I have is not indexed so it means trawling through every page. Will try again tomorrow if I have some free time.

thanx alot Vicky -the-Viking, so in the 1841 census Richard and Mahala are saying they are married, but the marriage record says they married in 1842 in North Aylesford. Unfortinatly i don't know Mahala's parents but on Ancestry it states Richards bennett married Mahala Barton, i dont yet know if they were married before as i think this semms like quite a late age to be married as they would be around 40? what do you think. Regards Paul Bennett

Hi Paul Well the 1841 doesn't give relationships but it certainly looks like they were living as man & wife! Given the age of the children its possible Mahala is his second wife, if you have found a marriage in 1842. But they may also have been together since 1830! I'd get Elizabeth's birth certificate & see who's down as mum. If its Mahala you'll get her maiden name. If not, you have a very tight date to look for the first wife's death. As an afterthought, I'd get the marriage cert too. If he is a bachelor then the kids could be hers from a previous marriage. If he is a widower then the older children are probably his - you aren't going to get official birth certs for them prior to 1837.

ok then! i have found the baptism records for Richard, Sarah and Elizabeth and it states Mahala as the mother. Unfortinatly i do not know how to view parish records for North Aylesford i thought that if i could view this then i will find out mahala's father? i found the childrens baptism on medway/cityark but i haven'y found the baptism for Grace so is Mahala her mother? regards Paul

do you think you will be able to find William and Agnes daughters Grace and Amilia on the 1841 or 1851 census i dont know there married name tho im afraid. maybe Agnes or William could be staying with them or maybe even Mahala's parents!

Paul, it is next to impossible to find married daughters unless you know their married name. I'll carry on looking for William/Agnes but haven't found them yet. As for baptisms: even PR can be unreliable especially if the children were older when they were baptised. If you have the chance to get official certs I'd do so, it may save you going off down the wrong avenue. One of mine had 3 kids done at once, in London. Named same parents for all 3. Turned out the eldest had a different mother. I was really lucky with this as he was born in Nov 1837 so I did have a real cert to check. Without this mother's name I would never have found an older child born in a completely different county, which told me where the father was from. As for Grace, probably just means she was baptised in another parish, doesn't necessarily mean she has different parents. You can't do everything from your armchair you know! IGI coverage for Kent is very patchy, most of mine (bap & marriages) aren't on the IGI but I have found them in the Parish Records. Bit of a slog, but then that's what people did BC [Before Computers]

ok then thanx alot for your help!

Hi Paul Sorry have drawn a blank looking for William & Agnes; don't appear to be in Strood in 1841. Perhaps someone will have better luck when a fully indexed version is available on Ancestry! Nor are they in the North Aylesford workhouse. The only Bennetts I found are Wiiliam age 25, ag lab, with Mary age 25 & Elizabeth age 3 Cage Lane Strood Harriett Bennett age 14 working as a servant, High St Thomas Bennett age 15 also living High St, no occup given, but no-one else in the household is called Bennett. Only Barton is Martha age 75, living on her own, High Hill, Strood. Not born in county. May be Mahala's mum???

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