Person:Thomas Bennett (85)

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Thomas Bennett
b.Abt 1730
bur.4 Jul 1794 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England
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Name Thomas Bennett
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1730
Marriage 19 Feb 1756 Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, Englandto Mary Fernihough
Burial[2] 4 Jul 1794 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Thomas Bennett's origins have yet to be established, although the age quoted on his marriage licence implies that he was born around 1730. His first confirmed sighting is on 19th February 1756 when he married Mary Fernihough at Long Bennington in Lincolnshire. He was living at Long Bennington at the time, whilst Mary was living in the nearby village of Bottesford in Leicestershire. Thomas and Mary had one son, also called Thomas, baptised at Long Bennington in 1757. Young Thomas's baptism describes Thomas as being a cooper.

The family later left Long Bennington and moved to Bottesford. Mary died in 1788, when she was said to be 56 years old. Thomas survived her by six years. He was buried at Bottesford on 4th July 1794, and was again described as a cooper. He was presumably about 64 years old.

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  1. ↑ Lincolnshire Marriage Licence Bonds and Allegations (Lincolnshire Record Office / www.findmypast.co.uk).

    1756, Long Bennington
    Thomas Bennitt, single, 25 [1730/1] of Long Bennington
    Mary Ferneyaugh, single, 24 [1731/2], from elsewhere

  2. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Bottesford (Leicestershire). Parish registers, 1563-1876. (Leciester: Leicestershire Record Office).

    Burials in 1794 / July 4. Thomas Bennett Cooper

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