Charlotte BENNETT, Bristol - help tracing ancestors

[angus75]

I am looking to find out more about Charlotte Bennett. She was my Great-g-g-g grandmother and is one of my direct maternal ancestors - I am considering doing a mitochondrial DNA test which should link directly to her and to her female forebears. However, I can't seem to get further back than her baptismal record that names her parents.

Charlotte Bennett: baptised at Temple Church, Bristol 01 Aug 1813. Father: Isaac Bennet; Mother: Elizabeth. She later married George Isaacs in Bedminster on 10 Nov 1831 and they had 15 children(!).

I have traced the christening records of potential siblings by searching using Isaac and Elizabeth as parents (William, baptised 15 Jan 1804; another Charlotte baptised 24 Dec 1809 that I assume died in infancy for the name to be reused; George, baptised 13 Oct 1811) - all baptised at Temple Church.

However, I can't find any further mention of her parents in census records or elsewhere. I have read that Temple Church was severely damaged in the WWII bombings, so I assume a lot of the records have been destroyed, which may a reason.

Can anyone suggest any avenues to try? I'm particularly interested in tracing her mother's side.

many thanks

Angus

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Angus,
I can confirm the baptisms of William (1804), Charlotte (1809), George (1811) & Charlotte (1813).
Source: Bristol Records Office (BRO), Temple BTs, 1812, Number 83.
Charlotte BENNETT, buried at Temple, Bristol, 21st May 1812, Child.
The ONLY Bristol marriage I can find for Isaac & Elizabeth BENNETT is as follows:-
An Isaac BENNETT married Elizabeth REXWORTHY at St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol, 24th February 1799.
Victor

[angus75]

Thank you so much, Victor!

Could I ask you how you accessed the BRO record? I looked at their website, and there didn't seem to be anything more than a general search facility?

thanks

Angus

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Angus,
My data was extracted from a Bristol & Avon Family History Society (BAFHS) CD.
Victor

[SueTeakle]

Hi Angus,

The following is the only baptism I can find for Elizabeth:-

Elizabeth Rexworthy
15th January 1775, Saints Philip & Jacob
Daughter of Edward & Ann of Castle Ditch
Fathers Occupation - Labourer
Src: BAFHS  CD

The only marriage in the right time frame:-

Edward Rexworthy & Ann Knight
13th February 1774, St Peter
Banns
Src: BAFHS  CD

[angus75]

Thank you very much, Sue!

[SueTeakle]

My pleasure