Oil painting of Abraham Bennet.

This oil-painting of Abraham Bennet hangs in the vestry of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth and was painted between 1789 and 1799. The picture is about 9 by 10.4 inches. In the corner can be seen a roll of parchment marked "Bennet FRS", a book entitled "Experiments on Electricity", a book of Sermons and other unmarked books. Enquiries to

Rev. Abraham Bennet was Curate of Wirksworth from 1776 to 1799. Among his duties were recording marriages in the Parish Register. The image below gives a record of his handwriting and signature from an entry near the time he was publishing "New Experiments" Enquiries to

Banns of Marriage between Phineas Peat of this Parish & Ann Swift of the Parish of Moreton were published in this Church on three several Sundays namely the 30th of August the 6th & 13th of September 1789 by me ABennet Curate. Phineas Peat & Ann Swift were married in this Church by Banns the 17th September 1789 by me ABennet Curate

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