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Please help me.
I'm looking for any information on a William Bennett Dance Circa 1888 born in England. He's my great grandfather, I don't have much on him since my grandfather Douglas Bennett Bossley was adopted at age 4 in 1918 by Fredrick & Martha Bossley in Solsqua, British Columbia, Canada. He was adopted after his mother Lydia Helen Phillips died 29 Oct 1917. William & Lydia were married on 6 Dec 1913. I Know that William remarried after the death of his 1st wife & had more children. But I keep hitting dead ends when trying to find out more. I'm also looking into his ancestry as well; I know Williams parents names were William Dance & Fanny Bennett but after that not much else. It would mean a lot to my dad to know this any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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I cant see a birth for a William Bennet Dance
Nor a marriage to Lydia in 1913 - was that in England?
Have you got the marriage cert?
What part of England did all this occur? I have tried looking for the William Dance/Fanny Bennet marriage to no avail . . . .
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According to his marriage to Lydia in Revelstoke, British Columbia, William Bennet Dance was born in Cirencester, England?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8L-R8G
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1901 census
Class: RG13, Piece: 2448, Folio: 55, Page: 14
Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dance, William Head M 41 Stone Mason b Cirenceter
Dance, Fanny Wife F 38 b Cirencester
Dance, William Son M 12 b Cirencester
Dance, Georgeina Daughter F 11 b Cirencester
Dance, Walter Son M 9 b Cirencester
Dance, Ethel Daughter F 6 b Cirencester
Dance, Elsie Daughter F 4 b Cirencester
Dance, Arthur Son M 3 b Cirencester
Dance, Edith Daughter F 1 b Cirencester
Bennett, John Brother-in-Law M 31 Grocer's Assistant b Cirencester
Bennett, Tom Brother-in-Law M 29 House Painter b Cirencester
Birth:
September qtr 1888
Cirencester Registration District vol 6a, page 353
Dance, William
And the elusive marriage:
June qtr 1888
Cirencester Registration District vol 6a, page 634
Dance, William
Bennett, Fanny (FreeBMD has her as page 631?!)
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Well done KGarrad!
Taking them back 10 years -
1891
Stratton GLos
William Dance 31 stone mason bn Forest of Dean
Fanny 28 bn Cirencester
William 2 bn Cirencester
Georgina 1 bn Stratton
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Yes I found william & Lydia's marriage certificate they were married in Revelstoke, BC. in 1913. I was also able to find lydia's death and williams death. But nothing on his second marriage to anna or their children.