bennetts of kingsley

[Little Nell]

I'm having difficulty with this.  The only baptism for a James Bennett at the Abbey Independent Church in Romsey at the time you mention seems to have had a father William 

Thomas Bennett m Hannah Martin in 1808 in East Wellow.  Two children seem to have been baptised in Plaitford:

James 29 Sep 1811 (mother's maiden name noted as 'Maton')
Elizabeth 24 Dec 1815

Not having any luck finding others.

I'm struggling to connect this Thomas to Kingsley 25 miles away on the other side of the county.  I just wonder if he was actually born in Wiltshire 

Nell

[marionjean]

well the one thing that i know is james bennett who married jannaway and scammell his father is for certain thomas bennett.

i have a thomas bennett born grimstead in wiltshire about 1783 he married a hannah in west wellow

i also have thomas bennett christened 11/11/1783 in kingsley father james mother mary and this thomas died romsey end of the year 1859 and i have the banns for james bennett to mary holloway married in nursling church 7/11/1773.

at st peters church plaitford thomas bennetts gravestone is behind the church, this was erected by his son james
you can see my confusement

[Little Nell]

I think that I would not rule out Thomas Bennett born in West Grimstead in 1783.  He is in West Wellow in 1841 and 1851 with wife Hannah.  Hannah born in Plaitford.  Thomas possibly died in 1859.

His parents appear to be Simon & Phillis:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J9FZ-9M9

They married in Michelmersh in 1778.  Phillis dies in Wellow aged 68 in 1818.  Not sure about Simon. 

This Thomas looks a more likely candidate since he he was born in the same area that you have been searching.  His occupation seems more in keeping with the later generations of Bennetts. The one in Kingsley doesn't feel right - too far out of the area.  I think it might be worth looking closely at the West Grimstead Thomas, to see if he can be definitely connected, other than by proximity of residence to later Bennetts.

Nell

[marionjean]

have you maps of these areas at all

[marionjean]

i have been searching on line for simon and phillis all i have so far is
simon born 31/1/1785 west grimstead parents simon and phillis
thomas born 3/8/1783    ditto                                 ditto
i cant find anymore children or when and where they got married

[Little Nell]

have you maps of these areas at all

There are any number of map websites that you could use.  http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ or http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl  or http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=HDRSC4

I use a road atlas myself - gives a wider view 

I found their marriage in a parish register transcription - it is not online.

Simon Benet married Phillis Whitmarsh 15 Jun 1778 Michelmersh

Nell

[marionjean]

in one of the emails from you, you said that james bennett baptised in abbey independant romsey father was william bennett, this is the james who married twice, on each of his marriage certs he gives thomas as his father.
where was it you saw that william was the father of the james baptised in romsey.
could there be another james bennett?

[Little Nell]

I found it on FamilySearch and it should be checked against the original register:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMV7-R24

However, there were other children baptised in the same church with the same parents.  There were no children baptised there where the father is Thomas Bennett. 

could there be another james bennett?

Yes - there are probably several.  The transcriptions on FamilySearch are not complete for Hampshire or Wiltshire, so the possibility of others cannot be ruled out.  I have already made one suggestion and his mother has the right name: Hannah  and her maiden name was transcribed as Maton, which is not a million miles away from Martin.  The gravestone you have found is the right one.  I just think it possible that you may have misidentified the baptism.

What age does James give on his marriage certificates - or is it one of those unhelpful 'of full age' type?

Nell

[marionjean]

on the marriages it gives over full age but on his death certificate it gives him at the age of 65 when he died which was at toothill 1877.
going back to his father thomas who i had as baptised in kingsley. i see what you mean about the distance yet he must have travelled down to wellow when he married hannah marten in wellow in 1808