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I am seeking a Bennett family who lived in 1901 at
21 Queens wood Avenue Islington
Hope ing for contact .
Barbara carberry

Hi Barbara,

any christian names and years of birth?

Dee x

Hi
They are there on the 1901 census ,
Shows John F Bennett as head born 1853 Islington occ stationer
wife Annie Bennett b 1856 Scarborough Yorkshire .I also cannot find them on the 1911 ,but on the 1891 living at
48 Forest Drive Leyton Essex
Rg 12 1346 F 35 Page 5.
thank you
Barbara

hi Dee,sorry for the delay .
Christian names are
John F Bennett b abt 1853 islington occ Stationer
Annie wife b abt 1856 Scarborough Yorkshire
cannot find them on the 1911.,might have died by then .This John F Bennett was an employee at 189 High Holborn .a business address where my Edmond George Bennett was born in 1914 [Muffin ] I am trying to find out what relation he was to my Grandfather Francis Henry Bennett b 1885 ,
Barbara

for ref:-
1901
Name: John F Bennett
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Islington, London, England

Civil parish: Hornsey
Ecclesiastical parish: Muswell Hill St James
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address: 21 Queens Wood Avenue

Occupation: Stationer

Registration district: Edmonton
Sub-registration district: Hornsey
ED, institution, or vessel: 46
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
John F Bennett 48
Annie Bennett 45 born: Scarborough, Yorkshire
May Hilda Bennett 19
Stanley C Bennett 19
Edgar I Bennett 16
Lawrence G Bennett 14
Walter S Bennett 12
Dorothy M Bennett 11 born: Leytonstone, Essex
Mary Zanerra 20


This would be his birth:-
Births Mar 1853 (>99%)
BENNET John Frederick Islington 1b 226

you could buy the cert. to see who his parents were!

Here they are in 1911

BENNET, John Frederick Head Married 31 years M 58 1853 Shop Keeper Parish of Islington VIEW
BENNET, Annie Wife Married F 55 1856 Paris of Searborough VIEW
BENNET, Stanley Charles Son Single M 27 1884 Shop Assistant Parish of Walthamstow VIEW
BENNET, Lawrence George Son Single M 24 1887 Consulting Engineers Assistant Parish of Walthamstow VIEW
BENNET, Walter Sinclair Son Single M 22 1889 Shop Assistant Parish of Leytonstone VIEW
BENNET, Dorothy Margaret Daughter Single F 21 1890 Art Student Parish of Leytonstone VIEW
BURKETT, Matilda May Servant Single F 22 1889 Cook Domestic Parish of Haddenham Cambridge VIEW
BURKETT, Oilve Servant Single F 18 1893 Housemaid Domestic Parish of Haddenham Cambridge VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
7237 Reference:
RG14PN7237 RG78PN353 RD132 SD1 ED45 SN275

Registration District:
Edmonton Sub District:
Hornsey EnumerationDistrict:
45 Parish:
Hornsey

Address:
21 Queenswood Avenue Highgate N County:
Middlesex

Could this be Francis H. Bennett in 1901?

Name: Francis H Bennett
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Frederick G
Mother's Name: Mary E
Gender: Male
Where born: Marylebone, London, England

Civil parish: St Pancras
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints and St Benet
County/Island: London
Country: England

Occupation: French Polisher

Registration district: St Pancras
Sub-registration district: Kentish Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 356
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick G Bennett 50 born: St Andrews, London (Silversmith Gold)
Mary E Bennett 50 born: Richmond, Turkey
Frederick G H Bennett 27 (Musician)
Lewis B Bennett 20
Ada E Bennett 19
Francis H Bennett 16
Nellie Bennett 14
Ernest C Bennett 10
Lilian M Bennett 12
Minnie Bennett 8
Dora Bennett 4
Jane Baldwin 22

If not, who were his parents?

Thank you so much for all of this My Grandmother Mary E Bennett ,was not born in Turkey ,.it was in fact City of London [Holborn ] I have her BMD certificates,no wonder people get confused .
also Annie wife of John F was born Scarborough.
I will now send for the BC for John Frederick
Barbara.

Hi Barbara,

Sorry I couldn't get back to you yesterday, something unwxpected turned up.

Hang fire with John Frederick Bennetts birth cert, here's his marriage;

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Annie Johnson
Name: Annie Johnson
Spouse Name: John Frederick Bennett >>> Stationer
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Oct 1879
Parish: St Luke
County: Middlesex
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: John William Johnson >>> Deceased, no occupation
Spouse Father Name: John Bennett >>> Stationer

Dee x

Well I just can't find him prior to 1881......... I looked for a father John Bennett in 1881 with the occupation as a Stationer, didn't turn anything up there!!!

No Baptism record for him either....


Dee x

for ref:-
1881
Name: John Frederic Bennett
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Islington, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Hackney
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 35 Southboro Rd
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Stationer

Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: South Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 7c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Frederic Bennett 28
Annie Bennett 25

I wonder if this is worth considering:-

1861
Name: John Bennet
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Islington

Civil parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical parish: Haggerston St Paul
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Haggerstone West
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 57
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bennet 46 born: Lewisham
Mary Ann Bennet 37
John Bennet 8
Fredk Bennet 6
Arthur Bennet 5 Mo
Kate Bennet 10
Agnes Bennet 4
Louisa Grange 15

father is a Jewellers Shopman but he could have changed profession by 1879.
It would give a link with Frederick Bennett who was a Jeweller in 1901 census above?

1871 he is a Shopman Grocer:-

Name: John Bennett
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Lewisham, Kent, England
Civil parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical parish: South Hackney
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: South Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Household schedule number: 373
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bennett 57
Frederik Bennett 10 -Son
Alfred Bennett 5 -Son born: Dalston, Middlesex
Mary Ann Bennett 47 - Wife
Kate Bennett 20 -Daughter
Agnes Bennett 14 - Daughter


1881:-
Name: John Bennett
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Lewisham, Kent, England

Civil parish: Hackney
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 146 Powerscroft Rd
Condition as to marriage: Married

Employment status: Unemployed

Occupation: Jewelers Assist Unemp

Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bennett 67
Mary Ann Bennett 56
Frederick H. Bennett 25
Arthur P. Bennett 20
Alfred W. Bennett 5

so maybe not?
or could be as he was unemployed he may have been working with his son in 1879?
(Just thinking out loud)

Family of Francis H Bennet in 1891

Name: Fredk Bennett
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: St Giles, London, England

Civil parish: St Pancras
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 22 George Street

Occupation: Gold Silversmith

Registration district: Pancras
Sub-registration district: Somers Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Fredk Bennett 60 (age is not easy to make out)
Mary Bennett 40 born: St Andrews, London
Fredk Bennett 16
Louis Bennett 10
Ada Bennett 7
Francis Bennett 6
Nelly Bennett 4
Lillian Bennett 2
Ernest Bennett 5/12


Is this their marriage?
Marriages Sep 1873 (>99%)
BENNETT Frederick George Strand 1b 914
Malyon Mary Eliza Strand 1b 914
Nutley William Henry Strand 1b 914
Smith Emily Hester W Strand 1b 914

you should know by Mary's birth cert.

thank you ,
Yes this correct ,seems as if we are
getting somewhere at last
My ggGrandfather Frederick Bennett was bapt Hackney 1818 , son of James & Elizabeth .
I think that maybe John Frederick was a grandson of theirs ,but only surmising .,
Barbara

Yes correct Frederick is aged 40
Thanks again
Barbara

yes ,this is the marriage of my gGranparents Frederick George Bennett & Mary Eliza Malyon at Clement Danes .the little Oranges & lemons Chuch in Clements lane ,not the main Church on The Strand.
Many Thanks for persevering .
Barbara

following through:-

1881
Name: Fredk. Bonnett
[Fredk. Bennett]
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary E.
Gender: Male

Civil parish: Battersea
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 96 Winstanley Rd
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Silversmith

Registration district: Wandsworth
Sub-registration district: Battersea
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Fredk. Bonnett 30
Mary E. Bonnett 30 born: London St Andrews
Frerick Bonnett 6 born: London St Clemands
Louise Bonnett

Frederick is really a nightmare of a name to find thank goodness there's good old Mary.


This is the only birth I can find in London:-
Births Mar 1851 (>99%)
Bennett Frederick George Camberwell 4 92

Do you have Frederick and Mary's marriage cert?
If yes, then what was the name and occupation of his father?
Or would that be the Frederick born 1818 you mentioned above?

Hi,

this could be Frederick with his father Frederick;

1851 England Census
about Fredrick Bennetts
Name: Fredrick Bennetts
Age: 3 Mo
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Fredrick
Mother's Name: Sophia
Gender: Male
Where born: Camberwell, Surrey, England

Civil parish: Camberwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Camberwell
Sub-registration district: Peckham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 126
Household Members: Name Age
Fredrick Bennetts 32 Hackney, Middlesex
Sophia Bennetts 22
Emeleane Bennetts 1 6 Mo
Fredrick Bennetts 3 Mo


Dee x