James BENNETT - Bachelor: residence: Mitcheldean in the County of Gloucester **
Sarah MARFELL - Spinster of this Parish

Marriage by Licence:

Witnesses: Abiah and Timothy MARFELL

Children christened at Mitcheldean of this couple

Timothy - 1803 ****
Jane - 1805 (BENNET)
Arabella - 1810
Leonard - 1814
Sophia - 1812

** in previous reply

James BENNETT - christened 4 July 1783 at Mitcheldean - parents: Thomas & Jane

1841 Census, Mitchel Dean

Timothy BENNETT - 37 - Malster
Thomas BENNETT - 60 - Gent (buried at Mitcheldean 21 October 1861 aged 81 - residence: Hope Mansell)
Janet BENNETT - 7

etc
Hannah DAVIES - 45 - Inde

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1851 Census, Mitchel Dean - transcribed as BERNETT

Timothy is aged 47 (Widower) Jane 16, Thomas BENNETT - aged 70 listed as Uncle etc etc

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Marriage at Mitcheldean

17 Septemeber 1833

Timothy BENNETT - and Beata HALE - married by Licence

witnesses: Tho(ma)s BENNETT, Hope Mansell and Jane SMITH Gloster

Grant to Annuity.

1. William MERRICK of Bolitree, Weston-under-Penyard, Esq

2. John BENNETT of Old Hall, Pencoyd, Gentleman

Recites: Lease and Release, 2 Jan 1761 in which (2) conveys a messuage, garden and Orchard to (1)

Consideration: 10s

etc etc

Held at Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre, not available at The National Archives

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Ancestry

Thomas COWLES married Jane CLARK, 26 June 1757, Hentland, Hereford

England, Select Births and Christenings 1538-1975

Parents: Thomas & Jane

Jane - 18 December 1758, Pencoyd, Hereford
Thomas - 7 February 1762 - Hentland, Hereford
Mary - 6 February 1764 - Hentland, Hereford
Phoebe -28 February 1768 - Hentland, Hereford
Margaret - 20 September 1772, Hentland, Hereford

Forest of Dean Records

James BENNETT - christened - 4 July 1783 - parents: Thomas & Jane - (at Mitcheldean)

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William COWLES married Elizabeth BENNETT - 19 January 1758, Pencoyd, Hereford

and children of this couple at Pencoyd, Hereford

Jane - 16 April 1759
Sarah - 8 May 1652
Mary - 23 October 1768
Lyndonia - 8 October 1779 ****

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**** This is the 1851 Cenus, for Llandinabo Herefordshire

Charles MEADMORE - 45 - Farmer
Arabella MEADMORE - 41 - born Dean Forest, Gloucestershire **
Charles MEADMORE - 5 (GRO INDEX born 1846, Ross Union - mother's maiden name - Blank)
Lindina COWLES - aged 71, Aunt, born Pencoyd, Herefordshire

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Arabella was a Widow 1851 census and says she was born in Ruardean

and this is possibly her

Arabella BENNETT - christened 11 February 1810 - at Mitcheldean, parents: James & Sarah

Thomas Hopkins MERRICK

and his Will is on Ancestry: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858

Thomas Hopkins MERRICK Esq - of Bolitree Castle (will read through) mentions William HOPKINS

There is a William HOPKINS MERRICK is on the records - buried at W-u-P - 25 August 1808 aged 81 of Bollitre, Kingstanley

Although this website has the Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations Licences and Marriage Bonds transcribed - the above marriage isn't included.

Hereford Diocese Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1661-1982 are held at the Hereford Record Office.

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? ANCESTRY has a baptism at Stroud St Lawrence, Glo 12 December 1758 at Stroud St Lawrence, father: William

? re: Jane COWLES c 1756 and witness: T H MERRICK

There is a Jane MERRICK - c 2 February 1756 at Weston u Penyard - parents: Thos & Jane

I am looking for the baptism of Jane Cowles c1756. Jane married Thomas Bennett weston under penyard in 1779. Witnesses were T Merrick + Abiah Hill.

There are no baptisms for a Jane Cowles c1756 on the parish records of this site.

I know she was born 1756 as she died in 1822 and I have her mourning brooch with her age on it. She was buried with Thomas at Mitcheldean church.

On IGI there are two possibilities - both in Pencoyd.....1758 to parents Thomas and Jane OR 1759 to parents William and Elizabeth

Can anyone help.....someone may link her with the witnesses!