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FreeBMD: Emma BROWNING married John LAKE, O/N/D Qtr 1862 - Wheatenhurst District

Looking at various census, a John LAKE from Ashleworth c1833 to 1839 is married to an Emma

starting on the

1871 Moreton Valance

John LAKE - 36 - Ashleworth
Emma - 31 - Saul
William J - 8 - Moreton Valance c1863
Mary Elizabeth - 4 - Moreton Valance
Kate L - 2 - Moreton Valance

If you look at the Gloucestershire BMD

Mary Eliza LAKE - 1866 Haresfield, mother's maiden name BROWNING
Kate LEAKE - 1869 Haresfield, mother's maiden name BROWNING
Rose LAKE - 1871 - Haresfield, mother's maiden name BROWNING

1881 Census, Moreton Valance

John LAKE - 48 - Ag Lab. Ashleworth
Emma LAKE - 42, Saul
William J LAKE - 18 - Saul
Mary E LAKE - 14
Kate LAKE - 11
Rosa LAKE - 9

1891 Census, Standish

John LAKE - 52 - Railway labourer - born Ashleworth
Emma LAKE - 50- Saul
Elizabeth LAKE 9 - Saul

Crow Gate

Henry W GRAFTON - 51 - Ag. Lab, Churcham
Caroline GRAFTON - 43 - Westbury on Severn
Elizabeth GRAFTON - 11 - Abinghall
John LAKE - Lodger, 20 - married, born Glos. Ashleworth
Emma LAKE - married - 18 - born Westbury on Severn
Priscilla LAKE - 6 months - on FOD records, Priscilla LEEK - 6 December 1860 - parents John & Emma

Gloucestershire BDM

Emma GRAFTON married John LEEK, Westbury on Severn, St Peter & St Paul 1860

needs sorting, but there are LANE's and LAKE's in Ashleworth on census

IGI Batch Numbers for Gloucestershire - Ashleworth

have

John LAKE - 1 July 1838, John & Ann (no sign of him with this family 1841 census)
and

however, also at Ashleworth baptism

John LAKE - 3 April 1842 - mother : Eliza

1851 Census, Ashleworth

Mary LAKE - 78 born Ashleworth
John LAKE, Grandson, age 9

Eliza LAKE is not in Ashleworth 1841, but there is an Eliza LAKE - age 19, in Bristol St Nicholas, in Westgate Street, workin for Henry WRIGHT, a Publican.

On the Gloucestershire Birth Index - John & Mary LAKE, had a few children at Ashleworth St Andrews - including
Eliza LAKE - 29 September 1822

1851 Census, Abinghall
Spout Lane

GRAFTON

Henry - 40 - Farm Labourer, born Churcham
Caroline - 40 - born Westbury
Henry - 10 - born Corseham? Gloucestershire
Emma - 8 - born Westbury ***
William - 5 - born Westbury
Elizabeth - 18 months, born Abinghall

** if you use the Gloucestershire BMD - Emma GRAFTON 1863, mother's maiden name DEE - Huntley

Marriage on FOD - Churcham 20 September 1840

Henry Walter GRAFTON - Bachelor, Labourer, Churcham, father William GRAFTON (Labourer)
married
Caroline DEE - Spinster, Servant, of Red Marley, father: Thomas DEE, Labourer

witnesses: Esther DEE and Wm. STEPHENS

Name: Martin Lake Bennett
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Year of Registration: 1888
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 1
District: Gloucester (1837-1937)
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 226

for starters.....

If you use the Gloucestershire BMD website

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

and search the births

you will find

William Charles GRAFTON - birth registered (mother's surname - GRAFTON) - Huntley 1863

and

Arthur James BENNETT - birth registered (mother's surname - GRAFTON) - 1866 Gloucester St Nicholas

William Charles Lake Bennett (b1863) married Emily Evans(bJune 1862 in Deans Hill) in Littledean on 14 April 1884.

Known Children
Arthur James b.12 Apr 1885 (As this is my wife's line I have full ancestral details)
Eva b. App 1889
Annie b. App 1892
Edith May b. App 1895
Elizabeth b. App 1899
Margarate b. App 1901
Hubert b. App 1903

I have found great difficulty in finding William Charles Lake's Birth details under his known name.

With the invaluable assistance of the Forest of Dean transcripts I have come to the conclusion that William Charles Lake Bennett was either an illigitamate child born to William Charles Bennett and Emma Grafton while she was married to someone else or that William Charles lake Bennett is not the biological son of William Charles Bennett.

Children of William Charles Bennett and Emma
William Charles Lake (b 1863)
Arthur James (b 1867)
Albert Henry (b 1869)
Martha (b 1869)
Henry (b 1871)
Daniel
Richard (b 1884)
Emma (b 1889)

As I could not find the birth certifcate for William CHarles Lake I moved through the other children and found a Birth certificate for Albert Henry. This states that his Mother is Emma Bennett (formerly Grafton).

I could find no marriage records for William Bennett to Emma Grafton.

I eventually found a marriage of a John Leeke to a Emma Grafton in 1860.

I then found a the baptism of a William Charles Leek

Record_ID: 64911
Entry_Number: 450
Year: 1863
Month: Nov
Day: 8
Parents_Surname: LEEK
Child_Forenames: William Charles
Fathers_Forenames: [base born]
Mothers_Forenames: Emma
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Westbury
Occupation: Married Woman separated from her husband

Moving on from this I then found a marriage certificate for a William Bennett to Emma Leake in Highnam on 3 March 1866.

I have no concrete evidence that my theory is correct and I'm not sure if I ever will but many of the pieces seem to point to this. Not sure how I will determine which blood line to follow.

If you want to let me have a contact email we can exchange more information.

BENNETT

William 40 - born Gloucester Chaxhill ***** (see 1851 census)
Emma 40 - born Chaxhill
William C - 18 - General Labourer, born Gloucester
Arthur James - 14 - Baker's Apprentice, born Gloucester
Albert H - 12 - born Hereford
Emily j (Jane) - 8 - born Forest of Dean- FreeBDM - March Qtr 1873 WOS

two lodgers

William GOLDRICK unmarried age 44, born Glos. and Harry WILLIAMS - 38 - born Newent

1871 Census, Herefordshire Orcop

Cottage

William BENNETT - 30 - labourer, born Westbury on Severn
EMMA - 29 - born Westbury on Severn
William C - 8 - born Westbury on Severn - see 1911 census - born Chakhill
Authur J - 4 - born Gloucester
Albert H - 2 - born Gloucester

1871 Census, WOS
Rookery

BENNETT

Samuel - 62 0 born Westbury on Severn
Elizabeth - 60 Longhope
William - 20
Sarah - 12
Thomas MILLARD, age 78, Widr. Lodger, born Maiseyhampton

1851 Census, Westbury on Severn - District 2b
(Enumerator's notes: 5 tythings, Chaxhill - Stantway, Cleeve, Rodley & Bollow)

BENNETT's (quite a few BENNETT families - one after each other) including

Samuel BENNETT - 52 - Ag. Lab. born Westbury
Elizabeth - 51 - born Longhope
William - 10
Eliza - 8
Sarah - 2

1841 Census - Walmores Hill, Westbury on Severn
BENNETT

Samuel - 40
Elizabeth - 40
Mary Ann - 10
Samuel - 5
Esther - 3
William - 3 months

FOD records

William BENNETT - christened 21 February 1841, parents Samuel & Elizabeth, WOS

FOD records, Samuel BENNETT, married Elizabeth COLEMAN - 13 July 1822, WOS, witnesses: William & Anthony BENNETT

Morris & Co Commerical Directory & Gazetter of Westbury on Severn 1876, has a couple of BENNETT'S in Chax Hill including a Samuel BENNETT

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/westburyonsevern1876.htm

Record ID 33743
Entry Number 518
Year 1885
Month May
Day 3
Parents Surname BENNETT
Child Forenames Arthur James
Fathers Forenames William Charles Tate
Mothers Forenames Emily
Mothers Surname
Residence Littledean
Occupation Labourer
Officiating Minister William Lockitt
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P110 IN 1/7
Page Number 65
Parish Chapel Littledean

Dave

1891 census at 71 Victoria St, Barton St. Mary, Gloucester
Bennett, William born 1864 Westbury
Bennett, Emily wife born 1861 Littledean
Bennett, James son born 1885 Littledean
Bennett, Eva daughter born 1889 Gloucester

1901 census 30 St. Jams St., Gloucester
Bennett, William b 1862 Westbury
Bennett, Emily wife born 1862 Forest of Dean
Bennett, James son born 1886 Forest of Dean
Bennett, Eva daughter born 1889 Gloucester
Bennett, Annie daughter born 1892 Gloucester
Bennett, May daughter born 1895 Gloucester
Bennett, Bessie daughter born 1899 Gloucester

1911 census 30 St. James St, Gloucester
Bennett, William Charles Sake born 1864 Chakall, Gloss
Bennett, Emily wife born 1862 Litlledean (married 26 years 9 children 7 alive 1 died)
Bennett, Hubert Sake son born 1905 Gloucester
Bennett, Annie Sake daughter born 1892 Gloucester
Bennett, Elizabeth Sake daughter born 1899 Gloucester
Bennett, Margaret Kate daughter born 1901 Gloucester

looking on the original copy it looks as if the S of Sake has been miss transcribed and should read Lake the census form was signed William Charles Lake Bennett.

Do hope this has been of some help.