devon census

[krisesjoint]

Looking Good they are in London in 1861

RG9/305 Folio 118 Page 16
1 New Street
Poplar

BENNETT Nathaniel J Head 39 Mar b Devonport Shoemaker
BENNETT Mary Wife 37 Mar b Fakenham Norfolk
BENNETT William H Son 16 b Poplar Labourer
BENNETT Samuel N Son 15  b Devonport Labourer
BENNETT Amelia Dau 12 b Devonport
BENNETT Sarah Dau 10 b Devonport
BENNETT John J Son 6 b Poplar
BENNETT Young B Son 3 b Poplar
BENNETT George Son 2 Months b Poplar

Cheers Kris 

[brendan]

Firstly thank you all so much, yes after all these years 7 i have been tryingto find out the wrong info because i have the wrong birth cert.. I do not have marriage cert but i do know my samuel married hannah dowling in east london in 1866
his initials samuel j. if this anything to go by he named his children Hannah, caroline,selina,alice,margaret,alfred,emma,john. in 1891 still plumber painter aged 47

[krisesjoint]

Here's Amelia in 1851

HO107/1878 Folio 296 Page 31
12 Bath Street
Plymouth St Andrew

GUBBINS Adonyah Head 29 Mar b Stoke Chair Maker
GUBBINS Sarah Jane Wife 25 b Stoke Milliner
BENNETT Amelia Niece 2 b Stoke

Cheers Kris  

[krisesjoint]

Brendan You need that cert to get his fathers name.....There are no other Samuel J's showing up.....We need fathers name....Kris 

[Dave Francis]

Interesting.

Although the son of Nathaniel and Mary had the middle initial 'N' (according to the 2 Censuses) there's this record on the IGI:
Samuel Josiah BENNETT
Birth 29 June 1842 Plymouth, Devon
Father: Nathaniel John BENNETT
Mother: Mary Ann WRIGHT

Bear in mind this is an unsourced 'member submission', so a degree of caution is advisable.

However, there's also this birth registration:
Samuel Josiah BENNETT
June quarter 1842
Stoke Damerel vol 9 page 461

There's an obvious problem here.  Nathaniel and Mary's son was aged 4 in 1851 (15 in 1861) and therefore born about 1846 or 1847.  Additionally they don't seem to have married until the September quarter of 1842 (per the GRO Index) or 14 August 1842 (per the IGI member submission).  I therefore suspect that the IGI birth record may have the wrong parents.

However, we are looking for a Samuel J Bennett who was born in the early part of the 1840s, so the birth registration should at least be noted.

Ultimately, I would follow Kris's advice and obtain the marriage certificate.  It may reveal Samuel's middle name and will give his father's name.

[krisesjoint]

Yes I saw that birth also Dave. I wonder if he died. Did you notice Samuel Nathaniel Sep 1/4 1846 Stoke Damerel vol 9 page 489. (Clearly the one from the census- I did like him being in London too) Same quarter we have Samuel John born Tiverton...Kris 

[brendan]

I have today ordered  the marriage certificate
Lynn

[krisesjoint]

Thants great news Lynn. Get back to us when it arrives.....Kris   

[brendan]

marriage cert arrived
Samuel Josiah benett father nathaniel. father dead on cert in 1866 I would be gratefull for any help with censuses
lynn