Mary Ann Brain d 1853 (or 1865) (General)

by moad , Saturday, March 02, 2013, 10:11 (4286 days ago) @ jimashton

My wife is descended from Elizabeth Bennett (1819) sister of Mary Ann (1817) and another Elizabeth (1818-1819)

details of the Bennett sisters as follows

Record_ID: 12547
Entry_Number: 1
Year: 1817
Month: Jul
Day: 4
Parents_Surname: BENNETT
Child_Forenames: Mary Anne
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Quabbs
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: [illegible]
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: Not sure place of residence
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page_Number: 1
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: B530

Record_ID: 12589
Entry_Number: 43
Year: 1818
Month: Aug
Day: 30
Parents_Surname: BENNETT
Child_Forenames: Elizabeth
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Quabbs
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: H. Berkin
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page_Number: 6
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: B530

Record_ID: 69083
Entry_Number: 16
Year: 1819
Month: Aug
Day: 22
Surname: BENNETT
Forenames: Elizabeth
Residence: Quabbs
Age_at_death: 2 Months
Officiating_Minister: H.Berkin
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Burial details 2nd row. Any abbreviated forenames have been expanded to the full name.
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/11
Page_No: 2
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: B530

Record_ID: 12745
Entry_Number: 199
Year: 1820
Month: Dec
Day: 31
Parents_Surname: BENNETT
Child_Forenames: Elizabeth
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Quabbs
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: R. Strong
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page_Number: 25
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: B530

Elizabeth Bennett married Matthew Stephens - Llanfihangel Tor-Y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire - 4 Apr 1836

They immigrated to Australia in 1853.

Further deails of Matthew and Elizabeth are on my web site

http://graememoad.com/web/Matthew_Stephens/Matthew_Stephens.html

Elizabeth Stephens (nee Bennett) death certificate (2 Jul 1876, Warrnambool, Vic) gives her parents as James Bennett and Ann nee Toomey

We believe the marriage of james Bennett and Ann Toomey to be

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NL3X-9YK

name: James Bennett
birth date:
birthplace:
age:
spouse's name: Ann Tommy
spouse's birth date:
spouse's birthplace:
spouse's age:
event date: 05 Oct 1815
event place: Bridstow,Hereford,England
father's name:
mother's name:
spouse's father's name:
spouse's mother's name:
race:
marital status:
previous wife's name:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M13862-1
system origin: England-ODM
gs film number: 992638

We have not seen this record but this suggests James Bennet was a widower at the time of his marriage to Ann Toomey.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BENNETT-UK/2001-02/0982194210

From: Cathie Bennett <cbennett@key.net.au>
Subject: [BENNETT-UK] James BENNETT/Forest of Dean
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:43:30 +1100

Hi Everyone

My James BENNETT is from the parish of Ruardean in the Forest of Dean,
Gloucestershire. His marriage entry stated that he was a widower when he
married Ann TOOMEY/TOMMY at Bridstow, Herefordshire, 5th October 1815. I
only know of one child, Elizabeth, christened 31st December 1820, Holy
Trinity, Drybrook, Gloucestershire. Elizabeth married Matthew STEPHENS
of Clearwell, Glos. I have no information on who James' parents were,
nor do I know who his first wife was (still delving into the parish
registers).

Best wishes
Cathie Bennett (surname acquired by marriage :)

The marriage date above is constant with the death date of his first wife Sarah earlier in 2015.
We have come across the following on this James Bennett

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20115/pages/1784/page.pdf

PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chan-
eery, made in a cause Jones against Brain, the creditors
of James Bennett, late of Ruardean, in the county of Glou-
cester, Coal Proprietor, deceased (who died on or about the
28th day of March 1841), are forthwith to come in and
prove their debts before Andrew Henry Lynch, Esq.
one of the Masters of the said Court, at his chambers,
in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or in
default thereof they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree.

and are wondering whether the will of James Bennett might be accessed somewhere

We also found an obiuary of James Bennett

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=lGQdAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA555&img=1&zoom=3&...

At Drybrook, in the Forest of Dean,
aged 57, Mr. James Bennett. As an ex-
tensive proprietor of collieries and other
works in the forest, which, commencing
at the early period of twelve years of age,
be carried on with considerable enterprise
and perseverance, be provided empioy-
ment for several hundred men and boys.
He Was attended to his last home in the
family vault at Mitcheldean church by
upwards of700 foresters.

We have not found the death of Ann Bennett (nee Toomey) but think she may have predeceased james.

Is there a transcription of the Bennett vault in Mitcheldean?