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Are we a dying breed? My father - Stanley Bennell DOB 14/02/1930. His father Jonah Edwin Bennell (1902-1933) who I believe had a brother called Stanley Norman Bennell.

I'm totally at a loss as to where my Bennell line goes from here. Living there's myself & my brother Paul. My Dad's dad died when my father was 3 years old & I have no living Bennells (as far as I know) to ask. All I know is Jonah married my Grandma - Jane Ann Collier & they had 1 child - my Dad.

Please - if you can help do so. I'm emigrating to Florida soon with my 2 xhildren & I want them to know their roots.

Suz x

Have you tried googling Bennell family/geneaology?

I haven't - but am now! New to all this so thanks a lot Lindsey

Suz x

I wonder if this is your Jonah's parents and brother:

1901 England Census
about Jonah E Bennell
Name: Jonah E Bennell
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ada G
Gender: Male
Where born: Radnage, Oxfordshire, England

Civil Parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: Manchester Albert Memorial
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Manchester
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 197
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada G Bennell 23
Edmund Bennell 1
Jonah E Bennell 27

Have you done a quick search on this site? There are lots of Bennells

Thanks Lew - I'm sure they are my Jonah's parents & brother.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Suz x

Isn't it nice when some says thankyou!!

Sure is,Lindsey.

Here's Jonah snr with his parents and siblings. It's been mistranscribed as Bennett not Bennell

1881 England Census
about Edmund Bennett
Name: Edmund Bennett
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah A.
Gender: Male
Where born: Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 26 Birtles St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Chair Maker

Registration district: Manchester
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada Bennett 9
Edmund Bennett 36
Emma Bennett 12
Hester Bennett 8
Jonah Bennett 7
Kate Bennett 10
Sarah A. Bennett 28
Sarah A. Bennett 4

Thank you so much! I have some history for my kids now! You're a star Lew

Suz x

By 1891, Jonah's mother had died

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
about Sarah Ann Bennell
Name: Sarah Ann Bennell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Year of Registration: 1885
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 32
District: Manchester (1837-1924)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 210

And his father remarried

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Edmund Bennell
Name: Edmund Bennell
Year of Registration: 1885
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Manchester (1837-1924)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 386

1891 England Census
about Edmund Bennell
Name: Edmund Bennell
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Newton
Ecclesiastical parish: Newton St Luke
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 50 Varley Street
Occupation: Chair maker

Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada Bennell 20
Edmund Bennell 46
Edna Bennell 3
Emma Bennell 41
Esther Bennell 19
Mary E Bennell 22 (niece)

Your Jonah's marriage:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Jonah Edwin Bennell
Name: Jonah Edwin Bennell to Ada Gleaves Pickering
Year of Registration: 1899
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Prestwich
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 426

Jonah's death

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
about Jonah E Bennell
Name: Jonah E Bennell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 38
District: Chorlton
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 467

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Ada Gleaves Pickering
Name: Ada Gleaves Pickering
Year of Registration: 1877
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Prestwich
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 357

1891 England Census
about Stephen Pickering
Name: Stephen Pickering
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Newton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 162 Varley Street
Occupation: Foreman Railway Porter

Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada G Pickering 13
Hannah Pickering 45
Joseph Pickering 23
Mary A Pickering 18
Minnie Pickering 15
Robert Pickering 4
Stephen Pickering 48
Stephen Pickering 11
Thomas Pickering 9

Let me know if you'd like more. See, now you've got a huge family :-)

I'm staggered Lew - I can't thank you enough! I think this will keep me going for some ttime! I do have family after all!

Suz x

Hi Suz,
You may already have this visited this site, but if not take a look, homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jmbhome/1bennell.html.
Lots of Bennells there back to 1500's.
Cheers, Maureen.

Suz,

I have 60 Bennells in my tree, mainly from the Radnage area but also migrants to Manchester.

If you click 'Search Trees' at the top of the page and search for Edmund Bennell b: abt 1845
at Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England you will hit my tree. Send me a message and I will grant you access.

Happy Bennell hunting.

Regards,

Brian