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Cornelius Henry Bentley 1864–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1864

Birth Location: Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England

Death Date: 19 Mar 1944

Death Location: Sussex, England

Father: John Bentley

Mother: Hester Leworthy

Spouse(s): Mary Watkins, Margaret Bentley

Children(s): Sydney Bentley, Reginald Bentley, Herbert Bentley, Cecil Bentley, Florence Bentley

Cornelius Henry Bentley was born in 1864 in Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England, the child of John Bentley And Hester Leworthy. In 1871, Cornelius Henry Bentley resided in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Cornelius Henry Bentley married Margaret Ann Bentley, Mary Ann Watkins, and had children including Cecil Charles Bentley, Florence Maud Bentley, Herbert John Bentley, Reginald Harry Bentley, Sydney George Bentley. Cornelius Henry Bentley passed away in 1944 in Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Henry Bentley was born in 1864 in Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England, the child of John Bentley And Hester Leworthy.
  • In 1871, Cornelius Henry Bentley resided in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
  • Cornelius Henry Bentley married Margaret Ann Bentley, Mary Ann Watkins, and had children including Cecil Charles Bentley, Florence Maud Bentley, Herbert John Bentley, Reginald Harry Bentley, Sydney George Bentley.
  • Cornelius Henry Bentley passed away in 1944 in Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bentley
1823–1908
Birth Location: Hinstock Shropshire, England
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Hester Leworthy
1826–1897
Birth Location: Oakhill, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Watkins
1840–
Birth Location: Lambeth
MW
Margaret Bentley
1864–1944
Birth Location: New Zealand
MB

Children(s)

Sydney Bentley
1892–1922
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Reginald Bentley
1884–1963
Birth Location: Upton on Severn, Worcestershire
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Herbert Bentley
1898–1959
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Cecil Bentley
1895–1943
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Florence Bentley
1876–
Birth Location: Lambeth
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Cornelius Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Bentley
1864–1944
Birth Place: Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England
Parents
John Bentley
1823–1908
Hinstock Shropshire, England
Hester Leworthy
1826–1897
Oakhill, Somerset, England
Grandparents
James Bentley
1795–1833
Hinstock Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Paddock
1797–1875
Stoke on Tern, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Bentley
1753–
Sarah Cotton
1755–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bentley
1704–1763
Catherine Higins
1714–

Cornelius Bentley's Descendants

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Cornelius (Henry) Bentley (19 Oct 1864–19 Mar 1944) m. Mary (Ann) Watkins (abt 1840–) m. Margaret (Ann) Bentley (1864–15 Feb 1944)
  1. 1. Sydney (George) Bentley 1892–1922
  2. 2. Reginald (Harry) Bentley 1884–1963 m. Lily (Louisa) Austin 1884–1969
  3. 3. Herbert (John) Bentley 1898–1959 m. Daisy (Harriette) Marsh 1887–1982
    1. 1. Marjorie (I) Bentley 1924–
    2. 2. Geoffrey (John) Bentley 1930–2015
  4. 4. Cecil (Charles) Bentley 1895–1943
  5. 5. Florence (Maud) Bentley 1876–

Cornelius Bentley's Timeline

10 Records

1864
19 Oct 1864
Birth of Cornelius Henry Bentley in Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England
Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England
1865
5 Mar 1865
Age 1
Cornelius Henry Bentley was baptized in Claines, Worcester, England
Claines, Worcester, England
1871
1871
Age 7
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 17
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in Whistones, Worcestershire, England
Whistones, Worcestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 27
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in St Helen, Suffolk, England
St Helen, Suffolk, England
1901
1901
Age 37
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England
1911
1911
Age 47
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in Lambeth, England
Lambeth, England
1939
1939
Age 75
Cornelius Henry Bentley resided here in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1944
19 Mar 1944
Age 80
Death of Cornelius Henry Bentley in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1944
4 May 1944
Age 80
Cornelius Henry Bentley - Probate in Llandudno
Llandudno

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Tything of Whistones Worcestershire England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3049; Folio: 55; Page: 8; GSU roll: 838877
    [2] England, Select Marriages
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 742
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 176; Folio: 68; Page: 7
    [6] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [7] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2915; Folio: 66; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341698
    [8] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1473; Folio: 103; Page: 34; GSU roll: 6096583
    [9] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012577B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Claines, Worcester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3049; Folio: 55; Page: 8; GSU roll: 838877

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Whistones, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2915; Folio: 66; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341698

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Helen, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1473; Folio: 103; Page: 34; GSU roll: 6096583

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 176; Folio: 68; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lambeth, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012577B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 742

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 May 1944
    Event Place: Llandudno
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
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