Where were Benjamin and his wife Fanny christened?
There are actually 2 children named Benjamin Lees both baptised in 1793 -- both, at what appear to be, Chapels of Ease of Almondbury All Hallows.
One was baptised on 3 March 1793 -son of John Lees of Mirj? Lane a Clothier baptised at Honley? Chapel.
One was baptised on 21 April 1793 - son of Benjamin - abode Heygate? - Linth. at Slaithwaite Chapel.
Both baptisms are in the Almondbury All Hallows Registers under their respective Chapels.
However Benjamin persistently shows his birth place as South Crossland.
Fanny CottonThe only baptism I can see is on 30th August 1800 daughter of George and Mary - but unless she was baptised late - she would have been underage at marriage - I cannot decipher the 'abode' but baptism was at Slaithwaite with East Scammonden. Her birth place on census records is consistently Linthwaite. This is probably the incorrect baptism going from what Nick has said!
The marriage was at Almondbury All Hallows on 30/6/1817 - both bride and groom 'of this parish'.
I don't know the area well enough to decipher the 'abodes' in the parish register.
It certainly seems odd that we find NONE of the childrens' baptisms. However certainly the son Ezra and HIS son became C of E - even if Benjamin and Fanny converted from that faith at some point before their children were born.