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I am trying to learn if any children were born from the marriage of Jane Knight to George Edward Bennett and how did the marriage end – death, divorce or desertion.

1901 England Census - AncestryLibrary.com

Name: Jane Bennett
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt1876
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: George Bennett
Gender: Female
Where born: Cheriton and Sandgate
Civil parish: Kensington, London, England
Ecclesiastical parish: Cheriton St Martin and Sandgate St Paul
County/Island :Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: Shorncliffe Camp
Piece: 851
Folio: 71
Paqe Number: 2
Household Members: George Bennett, Jane Bennett

Married January 21, 1898 to soldier George Edward Bennett (#6491) at the Register Office in the District of Alverstoke in the County of Southampton (marriage cert. AB 655250)

According to Marriage Certificate father was Henry Knight, Army Pensioner. Her residence at time of marriage was listed as Clarence Building Gosport.

A note in George’s military file opposite “next of kin” says: “Wife with Corps”.

George (my grandfather) left the army in 1904 and married my grandmother Edith Taylor in 1913 in Toronto Canada.

I have not been able to learn more than what is shown above.

I posted on this board once before and am deeply grateful for the tremendous response - the usefulness and quality of the assistance I received was beyong anything I could have imagined.

Hopefully I can take off my training wheels soon.

Fred Bennett

Just for reference. Jane was Jane Elizabeth

Marriages Mar 1898 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bennett George Alverstoke 2b 833
Knight Jane Elizabeth Alverstoke 2b 833
Lewis Alice Kate Alverstoke 2b 833
Warren John Alfred Alverstoke 2b 833


Have you found the couple in 1901 census ?

Could this be Jane ?

1901
Jane E Bennett -28 - born Kent Canterbury - Kent Dover

You say he married Edith Taylor in 1913 in Toronto ....... do you ahve that marriage certificate?

It should say on there whether George was single, divorced or widowed ...... that's if he told the truth!



sylvia

this one ?


stated to be a Bachelor on original ....


Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928


Name: George Bennett
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Father Name: John Bennett
Mother Name: Annie Cleary
Spouse Name: Edith Taylor
Spouse's Age: 28
Spouse Birth Place: Birmingham, England
Spouse Father Name: Henry Taylor
Spouse Mother Name: Mary Ann Turnbill Taylor
Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1913
Marriage County or District: York



Source Citation: Archives of Ontario, Series MS932, Reel 287

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 about George Edward Bennett
Name: George Edward Bennett
Residence: Toronto, Ontario
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1871
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
Relative: Edith Bennett
Relationship: Wife
Regiment Number: 237509

April 1916

signing up for active service to South Africa

This is the marriage of the Jane in 1901 that Mike has posted - so she can be ruled out.

Marriages Jun 1892
Ashton Helen Canterbury 2a 1364
BENNETT Allan George Canterbury 2a 1364 <<<<<<<
STRACHAN John Leslie Canterbury 2a 1364
STYLES Jane Elizabeth Canterbury 2a 1364 <<<<<<<<

From his military records there were no children born to the marriage prior to his leaving the army in May 1904.

1901

BENNETT, George Head Married M 30 1871 Soldier
Aldershot
Hampshire

Piece:
851 Folio:
71 Page:
2 Registration District:
Elham
Civil Parish:
Cheriton Municipal Borough:
Address:
Cheriton County:
Kent

(this is George with the Jane Bennett, as posted at beginning, birthplace for her given as Kensington Mddx.)


British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about George Bennett
Name: George Bennett
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Age at enlistment: 15
Birth Parish: Aldershot
Birth County: Hampshire
Document Year: 1885
Regimental Number: 6491
Regiment Name: Commessarial & Transport Corps
Number of images: 12

Chris :)

edits...

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1288146

At that time was divorce an option for ordinary people?

1891 England Census

Name: Jane Knight
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry Knight
Mother's Name: Jane Knight
Gender: Female
Where born: London, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Cheriton
Ecclesiastical parish: Cheriton St Marin
Town: Folkestone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: Army Service Corps
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 751
Folio: 83
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Knight 53 (Barrack labourer) born Ireland
Jane Knight 40 born Portsmouth
Annie Knight 22 born Aldershot
>>>>>Jane Knight 18 born London
Mabel Knight 5 born Shorncliffe
George Knight 12 born Shorncliffe
Frederick Knight 9 born Shorncliffe
Henry Knight 20 born Chatham


Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 751; Folio 83; Page 5; GSU roll: 6095861.


Institution: Captain T H Cordew, Shornecliffe Camp

1901 England Census

Name: Jane Knight
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Henry Knight
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil parish: Cheriton and Sandgate
Ecclesiastical parish: Cheriton St Martin and Sandgate St Paul
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: Shorncliffe Camp
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 1
Piece: 851
Folio: 149
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Knight 63
Jane Knight 54
Mable Ellen Knight 14


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 851; Folio: 149; Page: 12.

A note in George’s military file opposite “next of kin” says: “Wife with Corps”.

Did women serve in the British Army at that time?

Can anyone find anything about her after the 1901 census?

Fred

to try to answer your questions


Divorce was very expensive, not approved of, and difficult to obtain, right through to the 1920s or 30s

Almost all people, except the wealthy, just walked away ...... and married bigamously after that



No, women did not serve in the forces ............. but wives and children (including daughters) could live in married quarters .... and that is probably what is meant by her being "with the Corps".


it seems that no-one has been able to find her



so you are still left with the question of did she die, or did he skip out.


I have to say that the fact that he declared himself Single on his marriage in Ontario tends to make me lean towards the fact that he skipped out, and thus married bigamously ............... because why did he not say he was a Widower????



sylvia

Thanks Sylvia - since he gave a different age every time he was asked, deceit seemed to come naturally.

Could this be her?

Deaths Mar 1908
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Bennett Jane Elizabeth N.Bierley 9b 160