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Matthew Bennett 1785–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1785

Birth Location: South Petherwin, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 29 Jan 1865

Death Location: Tavistock, Devon, England

Father: Richard Bennett

Mother: Joan Whale

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sampson

Children(s): William Bennett, Margeret Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett, Mary Bennett, Mary Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett

Matthew Bennett was born in 1785 in South Petherwin, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Bennett And Joan Whale. Matthew Bennett married Elizabeth Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Bennett, Margeret Bennett, Mary Bennett, William Bennett. Matthew Bennett passed away in 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Bennett was born in 1785 in South Petherwin, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Bennett And Joan Whale.
  • Matthew Bennett married Elizabeth Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Bennett, Margeret Bennett, Mary Bennett, William Bennett.
  • Matthew Bennett passed away in 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bennett
1760–1836
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Joan Whale
1762–1837
Birth Location: Lewannick, Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sampson
1772–1855
Birth Location: Broadhempstone, Devon, England
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Children(s)

William Bennett
1807–1882
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
WB
Margeret Bennett
1818–1907
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Bennett
1813–
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Mary Bennett
1810–
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Mary Bennett
1810–
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Bennett
1814–
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Matthew Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Bennett
1785–1865
Birth Place: South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Bennett
1760–1836
Cornwall, England
Joan Whale
1762–1837
Lewannick, Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1724–1807
Linkinhorne Cornwall
Mary Row
1722–
North Hill, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Tristram Bennett
1699–
Elizabeth Olliver
1704–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1669–1715
Ann **
1674–1736

Matthew Bennett's Descendants

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Matthew Bennett (12 Dec 1785–29 Jan 1865) m. Elizabeth Sampson (Abt. 1772–06 May 1855)
  1. 1. William Bennett 1807–1882 m. Elizabeth Palmer 1807–1889
    1. 1. Alfred (Augustus) Bennett 1847–1922 m. Elizabeth Collier 1851–1924
      1. 1. Lillie (Maude) Bennett 1882–1921 m. Henry (James Judges) Amos 1886–1954
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry Judges) Amos 1916–1988
        2. 2. Jack (Arthur Desmond) Amos 1920–2000
      2. 2. George (William) Bennett 1874–1877
      3. 3. Mary ("Maimie" Elizabeth) Bennett 1881–1964 m. Charles (Percival) Lantree 1882–1937
        1. 1. Winifred (Grace) Lantree 1908–1981
        2. 2. David (Alfred) Lantree 1910–1986 m. Doris Woodrow 1922–2018
        3. 3. Eric (Charles) Lantree 1917–1940
        4. 4. Amy (Elizabeth) Lantree 1912–1995 m. William Allsop 1900–1977
        5. 5. John (Percival) Lantree 1914–1983
      4. 4. Arthur (Ernest) Bennett 1884–1975 m. Bertha Lord 1885–1973
        1. 1. Nora (E A) Bennett 1925–
      5. 5. Francis (Walter) Bennett 1886–1972 m. Ada (Masie Charlotte) Baylis 1892–
      6. 6. Florence (Ethel) Bennett 1891–1891
      7. 7. Grace (Edna) Bennett 1893–1949
      8. 8. Ida (May) Bennett 1877–1955 m. Thomas (Henry) Dunford 1877–
        1. 1. Thomas (Albert) Dunford 1898–
      9. 9. Charles (Albert) Bennett 1889–1917
      10. 10. Alfred (Augustus) Bennett 1875–1953 m. Sarah (Maude) Tatton 1879–1932
        1. 1. Olive (Maude Tatton) Bennett 1905–1983 m. Stanley (Victor) Rice 1902–1943
        2. 2. Leonard (Francis) Bennett 1900–1961 m. Rose Foster 1900–1941
        3. 3. George (W) Bennett 1898–1963 m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Relf 1896–1981
        4. 4. Alfred (Reginald) Bennett 1902–1908
        5. 5. John (Albert (Jack)) Bennett 1910–1949 m. Elizabeth (Jack Alexander) McDonald 1914–1978
        6. 6. Wilfred (Donald) Bennett 1912–1935
    2. 2. William (Pickers) Bennett 1837– m. Elizabeth 1843–
      1. 1. Alice Bennett 1863–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bennett 1866–
      3. 3. Lousia Bennett 1870–
      4. 4. Anne Bennett 1864–
    3. 3. Henry Bennett 1852–
    4. 4. Mathew (William) Bennett 1840–1897 m. Hannah Deadman 1849–1937
      1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Bennett 1883–1950 m. Nellie (Jane) Steventon 1882–
        1. 1. Ivy (Alice) Bennett 1907–1988
        2. 2. James (Alfred) Bennett 1910–
        3. 3. Irene (Ruth) Bennett 1924–2002
        4. 4. Jessie (Margaret) Bennett 1912–1988
        5. 5. Edith (Maud) Bennett 1919–1990
        6. 6. Winifred (A) Bennett 1916–
        7. 7. Arthur (William) Bennett 1906–1971 m. Gulda (Hannah) Turner 1902–1986
      2. 2. Emily Bennett 1872–
      3. 3. Alice (Maud) Bennett 1877–
      4. 4. George (Frederick) Bennett 1881– m. Ellen (Mary) Bennett 1882–
        1. 1. Elsie (May) Bennett 1907–1956
        2. 2. Edith (Emily) Bennett 1904–
        3. 3. Doris (Lilian) Bennett 1905–
        4. 4. Gladys (Rosa) Bennett 1910–
        5. 5. Frederick (Matthew) Bennett 1911–
      5. 5. Ellen (L) Bennett 1887–
      6. 6. Esther ("Hetty" Elizabeth) Bennett 1873–
      7. 7. William Bennett 1879–
    5. 5. John (William Palmer) Bennett 1835–1917 m. Ann Lane 1835–
      1. 1. William Bennett 1861–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bennett 1876–1957 m. Charles Northway 1875–1917
        1. 1. Leslie Northway 1902–1963 m. Millicent (Ann) Winder 1903–1998
        2. 2. Charlie Northway 1908–2010
        3. 3. John Northway –1912
        4. 4. Marcel Northway 1914–2010
        5. 5. Ethel (Alice) Northway 1905–1981
        6. 6. Reginald (Claude) Northway 1897–1917
        7. 7. Ruby (Doris) Northway 1900–1984
      3. 3. Annie Bennett 1875–
      4. 4. Harry Bennett 1873–
      5. 5. Lucy Bennett 1865–
      6. 6. John Bennett 1863–
      7. 7. Alice Bennett 1867–
      8. 8. Alfred Bennett 1869–
    6. 6. Thomas Bennett 1850–
    7. 7. Joshua Bennett 1845– m. Elizabeth Emma 1848–1941
      1. 1. William Bennett 1868–
    8. 8. Matthew (Palmer) Bennett 1839–1839
    9. 9. Thomas Bennett 1843–1850
    10. 10. Matthew Bennett 1841–
  2. 2. Margeret Bennett 1818–1907
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bennett 1813–
  4. 4. Mary Bennett 1810–
  5. 5. Mary Bennett 1810–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Bennett 1814–

Matthew Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1785
12 Dec 1785
Birth of Matthew Bennett in South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
1865
29 Jan 1865
Age 80
Death of Matthew Bennett in Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1785
    Event Place: South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tavistock Tavis, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
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