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Jo found my Ellen Reading here as adopted daughter in 1881

1881. Swindon Cottage, Wombourne
Abraham Bennett, head, 84, Staff? Worcestershire? Canal Co pensioner, Alverley, Shropshire
Sarah L?, wife, 60, Kingswinford
Ellen Reading, adopted daur, 10, Kingswinford

Can someone please trace Abraham and Sarah back on the earlier Census please so I can gain a better idea of who they were. Also is Sarah Bennett still around in 1891

Many thanks from Linell.

Found him.

Transcribed as Demott
Hadsley? Locks, Kingswinford
Abraham Benett, head, 73, Carpenter, Aisley
Sarah Lydia, wife, 50, Kingswinford

Green Forge is in the area too.

1841.
Rocky Lock, Kingswinford
Abraham Bennett, 40, Carpenter
Harriet, 25,
Charles, 20, shoe maker
Harriet, 13,
George, 9,
Abraham, 7,
Elizabeth, 2
All born County


1851. Hockley Lock, Kingswinford.
Abraham Bennett, head, 53, Canal Carpenter, Aveley
Harriett , wife, 38, Shrewsbury
Elizabeth Page, daur, 11,Kingswinford

1861. nockey? Lock
Abraham Bennett, head, W, 64, Canal Carpenter, Halvelry
Elizabeth, daur, 22, Kingswinford,
Sarah Gittings, serv, 15, Bewdley

Possible marriage??

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1866
BENNETT Abraham W PEARCE Sarah L Dudley, St James Dudley Register Office 202/004/327

Possible deaths??

Abraham Wheeler Bennett abt 1796 1884 Wolverhampton

Sarah Lydia Bennett abt 1820 1890 Wolverhampton

Thanks for that Jo, this is interesting:-

Possible marriage??

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1866
BENNETT Abraham W PEARCE Sarah L Dudley, St James Dudley Register Office 202/004/327

George Reading's Mother and Ellen Reading's Nan was Martha Pearce Wonder if Sarah and Martha were sisters, or was Sarah Widow Pearce when she Married Abraham The Readings were also Carpenter's the same as Abraham, not that that means anything, but another connection, will have to do some more digging, cheers from Linell.

ABRAHAM WHELER BENNETT.
HARRIOT PAGE.
Marriage, 12 OCT 1837, Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester.

ABRAHAM WHEELER BENNETT.
MARGARET ELLIOTT OR MARLOW.
Marriage, 25 DEC 1861, Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester.

Thanks Jimmy, must be the right one, isn't there a Page daughter here:-

1851. Hockley Lock, Kingswinford.
Abraham Bennett, head, 53, Canal Carpenter, Aveley
Harriett , wife, 38, Shrewsbury
Elizabeth Page, daur, 11,Kingswinford


Jan I will add this tomorrow with some notes.

Linell.

This is all now on BCC:-

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... d=13472180

Thanks for all the help, so yes Sarah Lydia Bennett was 10 year old Ellen's Gt Aunt.

Cheers from Linell.