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

by jimashton , Saturday, March 02, 2013, 14:22 (4286 days ago) @ moad

Hi Again Moad

I note from your posting that the James Bennett that married Ann Toomey died in March 1841 aged 57 - i.e. born 1784.

Amongst my James Bennett's is James Bennett baptised 4 Jul 1783 Mitcheldean, son of Thomas Bennett 1747/1822 & Jane Cowles 1756/1822.

This James Bennet married Sarah Marfell baptised 6 Oct 1780 Weston under Penyard. They had 3 children, the last of whom Sophia Bennett was born 1812. I know nothing of this child after her baptism, although I do have details of the marriage and descendants of James Bennet & Sarah Marfells other 2 children - Timothy 1803 who married Beata Hale 1805/1837, one child Jane 1834 & Jane Bennett 1806 who married George Jones 1807/1859.

1841 Census Mitcheldean
Timothy Bennett abt 1804 Gloucestershire, Malster ( Widow of Beata)
Thomas Bennett abt 1781 Gloucestershire, Uncle
Jane Bennett abt 1834 Gloucestershire,

1851 Census
Timothy Bernett 47 Widower
Jane Bernett 16
Thomas Bernett 70 Uncle
Hannah Davis 57
Elizabeth Moles 22
Sarah Noice 19

1841 Census Hope Mansell
George Jones abt 1811 Herefordshire,
Jane Jones abt 1811 Herefordshire,

1851 Census Hope Mansell
George Jones abt 1808 Mitcheldean, Head
Jane Jones abt 1806 Mitcheldean, Wife
James Charles Jones abt 1838 Hope Mansell, Son
William Bennett Jones abt 1836 Hope Mansell,Son

I have details of their descendants, including the fact that George Jones & Jane nee Bennett's great grand daughter Violet Dorothy Florence Jones 1901/1990 married back into the Marfell family marrying Jonathon Marfell 1904/1935 and as members of the Marfell Family, I have a copy of the marriage certificate and gravestone image.

Now we come to the more interesting bit for you. "A" Sarah Bennett died 6 Jul 1814 so this could be the Sarah that James marriewd before marrying Ann Toomey :

Record_ID: 310971
Entry_Number:
Year: 1814
Month: Jul
Day: 6
Surname: BENNETT
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: The Morse
Age_at_death:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: MF1255
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean Congregational

Perhaps the clincher - albeit from my own records - I have recorded James Bennett as being buried 31 March 1841 Mitheldean.

James Bennett baptised 4 Jul 1783 Mitcheldean, son of Thomas Bennett 1747/1822 & Jane Cowles 1756/1822, had a brother Thomas Bennett baptised 24 Sept 1780 Mitcheldean, buried 21 Oct 1781. His will has further interesting info - note the reference to Quabbs House:

BENNETT Thomas - 18 January 1862
The Will with two Codicils of Thomas BENNETT late of the Parish of Hope Mansell in the County of Hereford Landowner and Coal Proprietor deceased who died 16 October 1861 at Hope Mansell aforesaid was proved at Hereford by the oaths of Francis Hamp ADAMS of the Town of Ross in the said County Banker and Cornelius BRAIN of the Quabbs House near Dryrook in the Forest of Dean in the County of Gloucester Coal Proprietor for the Executors. Effects under £1,000

Whilst my main area of interest is the Marfell family, I follow the siblings and parents of spouses, sometimes I go too far, but in most cases this additional information proves invaluable, with the degree of inter-marrying in the Forest. In this case I can tell you that The parents of Thomas Bennett 1747 (see above) were James Bennett 1718/1747 and Elizabeth Hazel 1711/1778. They married 24 Apr 1740 and had 5 children, one of whom James 1742 married Elizabeth Annetts 16 Jun 1758 and they had 5 children, including Jane 1771/1810 who married one of my GGGG Grandfathers John Marfell 1762/1829.

I am 95% sure that the James Bennett 1783 who married Sarah Marfell went on to marry Ann Toomey. Luckily my Family Tree software has the ability to merge entire families and their descendants,so quoting from Star Trek - in my Family Tree - "I have made it so"

Jim Ashton