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James Ramsden Bennett 1839 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1839

Birth Location: Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 28 Mar 1900

Death Location: Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Father: Joseph Bennett

Mother: Sarah Burton

Spouse(s): Eliza Smith

Children(s): Harry BENNETT

The story of James Ramsden Bennett began in 1839 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. James Ramsden Bennett married Eliza Smith, and had children including Harry BENNETT. James Ramsden Bennett passed away in 1900 in Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ramsden Bennett began in 1839 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England.
  • James Ramsden Bennett married Eliza Smith, and had children including Harry BENNETT.
  • James Ramsden Bennett passed away in 1900 in Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Bennett
1815 –
Birth Location: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
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Sarah Burton
1803 – 1884
Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Smith
1838 – 1883
Birth Location: Dam Stones, Keighley, Yorkshire
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Children(s)

Harry BENNETT
Birth Location: –
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James Bennett's Ancestors

Self
James Bennett
1839 – 1900
Birth Place: Openshaw, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Bennett
1815 –
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Sarah Burton
1803 – 1884
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bennett's Descendants

1.
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James (Ramsden) Bennett (25 Feb 1839 – 28 Mar 1900) m. Eliza Smith (12 JUL 1838 – 22 DEC 1883)
  1. 1. Harry BENNETT m. HAWKE
    1. 1. Eliza BENNETT (08 May 1882 – ) m. Frank (Winterbottom) SHEPLEY (06 Jul 1883 – 25 Aug 1930)
      1. 1. Walter SHEPLEY (13 Feb 1909 – 08 Apr 1972) m. Emma WALLACE (18 Sep 1907 – 05 Aug 1993)
        1. 1. June SHEPLEY (07 Apr 1932 – 19 Jul 1993)
        2. 2. Edith SHEPLEY (02 Apr 1934 – )
        3. 3. Kathleen SHEPLEY (24 Feb 1944 – )
        4. 4. Martin SHEPLEY (17 Nov 1950 – 31 Aug 1974)
      2. 2. Elsie SHEPLEY (19 Nov 1910 – 12 Jan 1998)
      3. 3. Alice SHEPLEY (Bet. Jan 1914–08 Dec 1918 – 18 Jun 1994) m. George Read m. Unknown
        1. 1. Cheryl Read (Aft. 1945 – 2006) m. Peter Higgins
        2. 2. Alexandra Unknown
        3. 3. Alexander Unknown
      4. 4. Edith SHEPLEY (09 Sep 1925 – ) m. Henry RADCLIFFE (06 Apr 1922 – 10 Sep 1996)
        1. 1. Henry (Royston) RADCLIFFE (30 Mar 1946 – ) m. Judy
        2. 2. Sheila RADCLIFFE (16 Mar 1948 – ) m. Trevor (Robert) PRISK (22 Jul 1945 – ) m. David BUTLER
      5. 5. Ivy SHEPLEY
      6. 6. Albert SHEPLEY
      7. 7. Mary SHEPLEY

James Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1839
25 Feb 1839
Birth of James Ramsden Bennett in Openshaw, Lancashire, England
Openshaw, Lancashire, England
1900
28 Mar 1900
Age 61
Death of James Ramsden Bennett in Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Openshaw, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1900
    Event Place: Union Workhouse, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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