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From: Stephanie Hitchcock
Subject: Rev. Abraham Bennet
Date: 18 Apr 2007 00:34
To: 
Hello John,
Thought you may be interested in the following, which I discovered
whilst searching the Derby Mercury
23.2.1825
& 2.3.1825
A Distressing Case
Francis Holliwell, of Belper clock and watch maker, (son of the late
William Holliwell of Derby, watch maker) most unfortunately lost his
life on the 21st day of October last, by the explosion of a Gas apparatus
at The works of Messrs. Strutt, at Belper, being at the time of the
accident engaged in the repair of it.
He was in the prime of life, and had been employed as a mechanic there
for the last twelve years, during all which time he was considered honest,
sober, and diligent, and a useful and valuable man to his employers, and
supported by his industry, with credit and respectability himself, his wife
and nine children.
The Widow, one of the Daughters of the late Rev. Abraham Bennett of
Wirksworth, (whose memory is duly appreciated by all who knew him, and
whose knowledge and experiments in the science of electricity gained him
the honor of the personal friendship and patronage of Her Grace Georgiana
the late Duchess of Devonshire) is thus suddenly bereft of an affectionate
husband and her children of an indulgent parent.
Messrs. Strutt have kindly contributed a weekly allowance towards the
support of the Family, which They intend to continue till the children
are capable of earning by their work a sufficiency for that purpose.
I have only been able to discover the Bpt of 7 children.
From the Strutt School Admission Records (Mill School) there is a record
of three of these children attending the school the last being John
Bennet Holliwell bpt. 22.12.1822, living Cluster Buildings, Belper
commenced school 30.7.1827 left 1.9.1831 – gone to mill.
The School records are on Genuki transcribed by my friend Caroline Densham.
I am not related to any of the families, just noticed the item connecting
Belper & Wirksworth.
Regards
Stephanie Hitchcock
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From: Ros Carr
Subject: Re: Rev Abraham Bennet - Wirksworth
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:21:45 +1000
To:
Dear John,
Thanks for your prompt response to my query. Having seen the scan of the
register entry I think that John Bennet is the 'missing' second son of
Rev Abraham Bennet. I think the issue you raised about the timing of his
birth versus the date you have for Rev Bennet's marriage may also be
solved because I found that the International Geneological Index (IGI)
record showed the marriage occurring two years earlier but on the same
day and month as follows:
ABRAHAM BENNETT
Male
Marriages:
Spouse: JANE FALLOWS
Marriage: 05 APR 1774 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
This would also make sense for the second entry I sent you which had
another child Mary Bennet being christened on 30 Nov 1774, 9 months after
the wedding! Hopefully we have solved a mystery.
There's no doubt about Sisters of Mercy - you find us in all sorts of places.
Many thanks for your help
blessings,
--
Ros Carr rsm
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From: Ros Carr
Subject: Rev Abraham Bennet - Wirksworth
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:29:32 +1000
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Dear John
My great grandmother Jane Bennet Holliwell (b.1836) is the grandaughter
of the Rev. Abraham Bennet, curate of Wirksworth. I have found your
Wirksworth site really helpful in filling in gaps in my family tree so
thanks for all that work in building the site. I noted that Abraham Bennet
had an unknown second son and I was wondering if it could be the John
Bennet christened on 11 June 1776. The note in the transcribed register
refers to his father as 'John' but has the notations "Rev" and "Rev Curate"
after the father's name. Could the "John" be an error as Abraham is referred
to as the "Rev" or "Rev Curate" in other records of his children's births
and there was not a second curate in Wirksworth called John Bennet.
C 1776jun11 BENNET John=(son)John/(Wirksworth)[Rev],"Rev, Curate"
You can see there is another record with a similar notation referring to
the birth and infant death of a Mary Bennet.
C 1774nov30 BENNET Mary=(dau)John/(Wirksworth)[Revd],"Revd, Curate"
B 1776jan08 BENNET Mary(dau)John/(Wirksworth)"Rev., Curate"
These are the entries for the known children of Abraham Bennet
1. B 1777dec29 BENNETT Mary(dau)Abraham/(Wirksworth)"Rev., twin"
2. C 1778jan16 BENNETT Sarah=(dau)Abraham/(Callow)[Reverend],"Reverend"
B 1778feb12 BENNETT Sarah(dau)Abraham/(Wirksworth)"Rev."
3. C 1779jul14 BENNET Jane=(dau)Abraham/(Wirksworth)[Reverend],dob=1778dec23,"Reverend"
4. C 1780nov25 BENNET Elizabeth=(dau)Abraham/Jane(Wirksworth),dob=1780sep19
5. C 1783jul06 BENNET William=(son)Abraham/Jane(Wirksworth),dob=1783feb20
6. C 1784sep05 BENNET Mary=(dau)Abraham/Jane(Wirksworth),dob=1784jul12
7. C 1786nov17 BENNET Catharine=(dau)Abraham/Jane(Wirksworth),dob=1786mar24
B 1789sep03 BENNET Catharine(dau)Abraham/Jane(Wirksworth)"Rev."
What do you think?
--
Ros Carr rsm
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From: Marjorie Ward [marjorie.ward2#btinternet.com]
Subject: Re: [DBY] Rev. Abraham BENNET 1749-1799
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:18:26 -0000
To:
Hello John
Taken from the Bertram Merrill Marriage Index:
Abraham BENNET of Taxal p. married Ann FALLOWS at Cheadle St. Mary`s on 20th
Oct. 1748 by banns.
Marjorie
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From: Marjorie Ward [marjorie.ward2#btinternet.com]
Subject: Re: [DBY] Rev. Abraham BENNET 1749-1799
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:36:19 -0000
To:
Hello John
Taxal was & is in Cheshire and is the parish church of Whaley Bridge, Dby
(in Cheshire until county boundary changes in the 20th century) &
Kettleshulme (still in Cheshire). It is a strange parish in that the
church is situated less than a mile from Chapel parish boundary & until 1906
Fernilee, only half a mile away, was in Hope parish. Many of Taxal
parishioners therefore actually lived in other parishes.
I have a short history of the church written by the rector in 1972 & he
notes `In the year 1966 the parish of Taxal (created in the 14th century) in
the Diocese of Chester and the adjoining parish of Fernilee (created in
1906) in the Diocese of Derby, were formed into one parish............. the
newly formed parish being in the Diocese of Chester`
Yes I have all records in a data base & it does appear that only two
children were baptised to Abraham senior.
This may be the baptism of Abraham sen.
1 Jul 1730 BENNET Abraham son of Samuel of Waley
If so he could have been the eldest of nine children.
It doesn`t appear that either Abraham sen. or jun. were married at Taxal the
other was at the beginning of the 19th century but there are two possible
marriages for Samuel:
BENNETT Samuel married HALLOM Mary on 12 Jun 1727
BENNETT Samuel of Taxal married WOOD Ann of Hope p. on 2 Dec 1727
(It is very likely that the Mary who married on 12 Jun 1727 left a will in
1767 - shown on Cheshire wills site).
This may be the burial of Abraham senior:
22 Oct 1780 BENNET Abraham of Whaley Lane schoolmaster
(I cannot find a will for Abraham which is surprising)
I have fiche of MIs for Taxal so will look later if I can see anything
significant.
If you can think of more lines for enquiry let me know.
best wishes
Marjorie
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