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Title: John Bentham b. 1754 need help finding his place of birth
Post by: bentham1 on Thursday 24 January 13 20:46 GMT (UK)

-We know that John Bentham b1754 was married in St Brides, London on 26 Mar 1776 to Ann Apthorpe. J. Bentham ran The Cown Inn in Stamford and owned two race horses. Death in Stamford in 1787, burried at All Saint Church at age 43.

-In 1783 John Bentham rented a pasture in Stamford, Lincs.
-On 8 Jun 1784 he raced a horse by the name of Black Nan in Stamford .. source `Racing Calendar` (a publication containing names of those entering horses and subscribers in the UK).
 

Title: Re: John Bentham b. 1754 need help finding his place of birth
Post by: chinny on Thursday 24 January 13 21:02 GMT (UK)

HI ;D,i'm looking on familysearch website but do you know his mother and father name this would help???
        kevin

Title: Re: John Bentham b. 1754 need help finding his place of birth
Post by: sillgen on Saturday 26 January 13 16:54 GMT (UK)

Response from Bentham1 was sent as a report to moderator rather than a reply.


No we are stuck at his marriage in London as the earliest document we have.

Title: Re: John Bentham b. 1754 need help finding his place of birth
Post by: sillgen on Saturday 26 January 13 17:29 GMT (UK)

And another one sent via R2M.  You need to go down below the advert and click on the Reply button.  Your post will then show in the thread.

Thanks, our John Bentham married in London without witnesses which we can use to help go back.  Ann Apthorpe Bentham and our John B. moved to Stamford, Lincoln after marriage.  WE cannt find any any baptisms either place.

Title: Re: John Bentham b. 1754 need help finding his place of birth
Post by: bentham1 on Saturday 26 January 13 17:36 GMT (UK)

Thank you, Our John B. married to Ann Apthorpe Bentham (1776- St. Bride, Fleet Str) moved to  Stamford, Lincoln first reported living in Lincoln is 1784, both were burried in Stamford.  John B. is listed as running or owning the George & Angel and then the Crown Inn, he also is reported in the horse Racing Calander (1784-1786) as owning two different race horses. We have looked through records at St. Bride's for Apthorpe's and Bentham's and also in Stamford for baptisms to no avail. We have looked through our England and have had not luck yet.  We know our John B. marrying at St. Bride's is the same as the one living in Stamford due to naming of children.  John's reported age at marriage was 22.  His death certificate would have put his birth at 1750.  We believe that the marriage age was probably correct as someone else would have reported his age at death.