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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	11 Jul 2010 11:14
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	Hi Frances a possible she is down as eliza a on census 1871 census Name Eliza Bentley Age 6 Estimated Year of Birth 1865 Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Occupation Juvenile Address Eaming Wood Cottage District Barnsley, Barnsley Parish Barnsley Administrative County Yorkshire Birth Place Yorkshire Birth County Yorkshire in house john bentley head 43 (tailor born huddersfield ) ann wife 38 ( born barnsleY ) mary e daughter 9 (born huddersfield ) eliza a daughter 6 ( born huddersfield ) alfred son 1 ( born barnsley ) RG 10 4644 Same family in 1881 1881 census Name John Bentley Age 53 Estimated Year of Birth 1828 Relationship to Head of Household Head Occupation Tailor Address District Wakefield, Sandal Parish Sandal Magna Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding) Birth Place Huddersfield Birth County Yorkshire in house john head 53 ann wife 48 alfred son 11 RG 11 / 4571
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,377 Send Message	Frances	Report	11 Jul 2010 12:33
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,377 Send Message	Thank you PollyPoppet, that's fine, now I can investigate that family further
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	11 Jul 2010 13:03
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	Hi Frances hope it helps let me know if i got the right family
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,377 Send Message	Frances	Report	13 Jul 2010 10:17
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,377 Send Message	Hi PollyPoppet Thanks for all your help with the searches for the Davison and Bentley families. I am sure you have found the correct Bentley family and using the info from the 1871 census I have found :- Births Dec 1861 BENTLEY Mary Emily Huddersfield 9a 328 Births Sep 1869 Bentley Alfred Barnsley 9c 158 Marriages Sep 1855 Bentley John Barnsley 9c 149 Sykes Ann Barnsley 9c 149 MARY EMILEY BENTLEY Christening: 04 DEC 1861 Nonconformist, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Father: JOHN BENTLEY Mother: ANN 1881 Census John BENTLEY Head M Male 53 Huddersfield, York, England Tailor Ann BENTLEY Wife M Female 48 Barnsley, York, England Alfred BENTLEY Son Male 11 Barnsley, York, England Scholar Dwelling: Milnthorpe, Sandal Magna, Yorkshire 1861 Census Bentley Ann 1835 Barnsley Huddersfield, Huddersfield 1851 Census Sykes Ann 1835 Barnsley Barnsley, Barnsley Ann Sykes Christening: 13 MAR 1836 Barnsley, Yorkshire Father: Wm. Sykes Mother: Mary Ann ELIZA 09 JUL 1837, EMMA 17 NOV 1839 The great grandaughter of Eliza came round yesterday to see what I (with your help) have found and has agreed to get the birth cert of Eliza to confirm that Ann Sykes is the mother. Frances
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	13 Jul 2010 10:32
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	Hi Frances Brilliant news so glad it all came together in the end all the best PP xx

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