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My Great Great Grandmother was Barbara Bennetts.  I guess we are distant relatives.  What would you like to know?.  On the 1881 census, they are listed as AMESS, the youngest daughter Barbara was my Great Grandmother.
My Great Grandmother Barbara married a man called Fenton and they had four children.  Nellie, Lily, Barbara and William.  This was a second marriage for Fenton as his wife had died young leaving him with several children and a first marriage for Barbara when she was 31 years old.  As I am looking at my great grandmothers marriage certificate she states that her father is deceased and she gives his occupation as Merchant Navy - Master Marineer.
My Great Grandmother - the youngest Barbara on the 1881 census as said married and had four children of her own.

Nellie Fenton was the eldest and she was my grandmother.  She married twice.  Firstly a Paul Frederick Morton (Sunderland) and they had two children.
Sylvia Ethel Morton born 31st October 1928
William  Paul Morton born 23rd April 1931 who was my father.
There was two children by another marriage Gloria and Beryl Coulson by Ralph Coulson.  Barbara also married twice and had two children Tommy and Marjery Iveson. Lily had one child Wilfred Monk and William moved to Australia and had three children.  Barbara who married Tommy Iveson moved to London and she died only 3 years ago aged 986. Sorry that should read 96 years. William Fenton actually took the place in real life of Douglas Bader on one of his escapes and took his place in the bed while he escpaed from the germans in world war 2. I do know that my great grandmother Barbara is buried in Saltwell Park in Gateshead.