The Bennett's of Leicestershire

[Tim Brayshaw]

Hi there,

This comes from an article in a newspaper, and has sparked a desire to find information which i can't seem to find.

This is the article (from Luton)

DEATH OF MRS. JOSEPH BLUNDELL
We deeply regret to announce the death of Mrs Blundell, wife of Mr Joseph Blundell, of Flamstead Lodge, Herts., which took place early on Monday week in her eightieth year.
Mrs Blundell was a fourth daughter of the late Mr William Bennett, of Lewsey and Cambridge. Her grandfather, Mr. Samuel Bennett, sen., was descended from an old Leicestershire family of yeomen and being one of the earliest adherents of the Wesleyan Methodist body, was chiefly instrumental in introducing Methodism into the district where he lived...

William Bennett
7 AUG 1793 Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England

His non-conformist birth/baptism record names his parents as Samuel Bennett and Mary Cooper.
Although i know you are supposed to take this with a pinch of salt...a marriage on the Contributed IGI...

Marriage
Samuel Bennett
Mary Cooper
5 November 1785 • Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England

Can anyone help with finding out the mystery of Samuel Bennett from the yeoman family of Leicestershire?

[diddymiller]

I have access to Wymeswold prs in Loughborough but an going away for a fortnight tomorrow.


there are some on the wolds website:


www.hoap.co.uk/who/index.htm


& I have found:
Marriage: Samuel Bennett of Tempsford, Beds = Mary Winfield 10/9/1818 wymeswold

ErrorSPAM REPORT THIS POST AS SPAM (Use 'Report to Moderator'). DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN THIS POST. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PERSON.]I suppose this could be a second marriage. I can check the prs if you are still looking when I return from hols![/color]


Diddy

[diddymiller]

Williams baptism is also on the bmd registers site but I don't have credits to look. there may be more info.


Diddy

[diddymiller]

other Bennetts indexed on Wolds site:


 [font=]BENNET          [/font]Elizabeth bur 1752;  George bur 1743;  Thomas bur 1732/3;[font=](1728 – 1755 index)Samuels 1st? marriage:        [/size][/font]
[/size][font=] 1795   [/font]  5 Nov. BENNET     Samuel    =   Mary    COOPER.
 ( vol 3 bmd's)


Diddy
 

[Brie]

Samuel Bennett & Mary Cooper both of the parish of Wymeswold were married by banns 5/11/1785 in Wymeswold (the parish church) by J Dawson, curate. Witnesses: John Giles and Thomas Harly (not sure about this name, could be Hardy or some other variant, not very clear to me)

Brie

[willsy]

Had a look in google books, a Mrs Bennett death Tempsford 1866, born Leicester married a John WINFIELD first, her daughter is the late Mrs Cooper of Dunstable

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kbk/

Snippet view unfortunately but says on the main page

SAMUEL BENNETT OF TEMPSFORD by DAVID BUSHBY The remarkable success of Methodism from its beginnings in 1738, following the ... figure in local Methodism as a preacher, class leader, and the holder of many offices within the St. Neots Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. ... Their early days of marriage were passed in the Leicestershire village of Wymeswold, just across the border from where he had

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kbl/

[willsy]

Got this from my ref disc

Married at Sileby   06-Dec   1810   Lic   
John   Winfield   Wymeswold      Bach   21   
Mary   Sarson   OTP      Spin   19   Of her father John Sarson   Land Surveyor

Lic. is online

[Tim Brayshaw]

Thankyou for all the replies here! I will review all this and see i can make sense of it all!