Facts: there was only one Tom (or Thomas) Bentley bc.1868 per census and births who was born in Thurmaston and son of an Edward, there was only one Edward in Thurmaston. According to online trees although baptised in 1868 his birth date was 5/7/1867.
I firmly believe that it was indeed your Tom Bentley who married Annie Blower 1/8/1886 St. Mark, Leicester - neither of the 2 witnesses were members of his family and he himself was only 19 (she 23) i.e. he was a minor and should have had parental consent. I would imagine this is why he stated his father Edward was deceased.
As Tom Bentley he married the year after wife Annie died - to Florence Emma Southwell Dec.qtr. 1909 Sculcoates, Yorkshire - so information re. marriage on 1911 census is correct albeit out of area. However, can only find one child from this marriage - a Muriel Edith born Dec.1917 - and looks like her mother Florence died as a result of childbirth as her death registered the same quarter!
In 1928 Tom married for a 3rd. time to Catherine E Moore. He died 5/4/1938 in Leicester Infirmary, administration to his widow, Catherine. Home address 105 Southfields Drive, Leicester and this address shows widow Catherine and his daughter Muriel living there.
So, 3 marriages for Tom (1886, 1909 and 1928).
Annette