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Title: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: Jhill8992 on Wednesday 16 May 12 19:45 BST (UK)
Recently I received a copy of a birth/baptismal record of my 3x great-grandfather William Gibson Burns (1801), from the Oldham Local Studies and Archives, which was greatly appreciated.   The names of my 4x great grandparents finally surfaced: Joseph Burn and his wife Mary, of the Bent.  I am curious as to where or what "the Bent" refers.  Googling hasn't been very successful.  Anyone have any idea as to what this phase meant?
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: Gibel on Wednesday 16 May 12 19:59 BST (UK)
Where did the baptism take place? That may help uncover "of the Bent"
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: Jhill8992 on Wednesday 16 May 12 20:17 BST (UK)
The baptism reads as follows:

William Gibson, the son, and Mary, the Daughter of Joseph Burn, Basket Maker, and Mary, his wife,  of the Bent, in Oldham were born February 6th, 1801, both baptised Feby 22, 1801. By J. Bunting.

Also I was reading some information about the Peterloo Massaacre and came across the name of a person who was noted as coming or living in Bent.   So it seems it is indeed a place, tho I can't locate it.
Thanks for responding.  I really appreciate the help.

Joan
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: Sunshine8 on Wednesday 16 May 12 20:37 BST (UK)
Hi, I think there was a place called "Bradley Bent" somewhere near the canal at Hollinwood - but don't take this as fact!!
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: JohnSmith1960 on Sunday 18 November 12 16:18 GMT (UK)
Hi, did you get any further with finding this place?  I have an ancestor whose birthplace in the 1851 census is recorded as “Lancashire Bent”.  Unfortunately, she was dead before the 1861 census and her birthplace in 1841 was recorded as outside Lancashire!  She was married in Caton near Lancaster, but I can’t find any villages near Caton that would fit.

Regards,

John
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: BashLad on Monday 19 November 12 02:39 GMT (UK)
http://www.saddleworthnews.com/?p=7999

There's probably quite a lot of places in Lancs called Bent. An area of haslingden for instance is called bent gate.
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: heatherjulie on Monday 19 November 12 07:09 GMT (UK)
Hi
Where was William baptised?

Heather
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: Barbara.H on Monday 19 November 12 10:32 GMT (UK)
Hi, did you get any further with finding this place?  I have an ancestor whose birthplace in the 1851 census is recorded as “Lancashire Bent”.  Unfortunately, she was dead before the 1861 census and her birthplace in 1841 was recorded as outside Lancashire!  She was married in Caton near Lancaster, but I can’t find any villages near Caton that would fit.

Regards,

John

Possibly short for Bentham in this instance? Up the road from Caton, but just over the border in Yorkshire so there would be scope for confusion over birth county
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: selwynfroggitt on Monday 19 November 12 10:59 GMT (UK)
Yes Sunshine.... Bradley Bent was an area near the canal between the Roxy and the end of Broadway...I think also that nearby was  Help The Poor Struggler
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: JohnSmith1960 on Monday 19 November 12 17:56 GMT (UK)
Great suggestion thanks Barbara  :)  Just looked on a map and it’s only about 7 miles from Caton so it could be the place.  I checked Bentham parish registers in IGI and found a birth there that would fit my ancestor,but  unfortunately she has a common name (Thompson) so without further details I can’t be sure.

Thanks again,

John
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: JohnSmith1960 on Tuesday 20 November 12 15:00 GMT (UK)
Think I've solved this - apparently Atherton used to be known as Bent.  Further details can be found here:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Atherton/index.html

Thanks for the help.

Regards,

John
Title: Re: Bent in Lancashire
Post by: retiredlancslad on Tuesday 20 November 12 21:27 GMT (UK)
Hi... there is a Bent near Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom. I think it was called Brown Bent but never heard it mentioned for years.