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I am still looking for the marriage of John Joseph Bennett or it could be John James Bennett to Elizabeth Conley around about 1900.Possable Manchester area. I cannot find anything on John James, no birth, death or marriage. He is on my grandmothers birth certificate as John James,and on Elizabeth his wifes? death certificate as John Joseph. Can anyone help this is driving me mad Rhonda

Where have you already looked? Have you found them on the 1901 census (thereby confirming they were in the same household)? What has made you think the marriage took place around 1900 possibly in Manchester?

Any idea when or where they were born?

i had a look in 1900 for you but could not find them a few possibles but when cross checked no matches

Hi Jools We have looked everywhere and cannot find John Bennett. 1837. ancestry.1901 census. We think it might be the Manchester area because his wife? Elizabeth was born in Oldham and on all the childrens birth certificates they lived in Ashton St, Salford, Manchester. He was also a greengrocer that had a stall near Tibb St Manchester. We no all this but cannot find a birth, marriage or death for him. We even no that Elizabeth was married before and the year she married but there is nothing for our great grandfather John Bennett. Thanks Rhonda

If elizabeth married before she may have married john under her previous married name and not her maiden name i know my gg grandmother did. is conley her maiden name or her previous married name? let me know and ill have another look for you

When were the children born?

Tracy I don't no when John was born but I no that Elizabeth was born the twentyfirst december 1874. And she married a John William Conley in 1894. She then went on to marry I think John Bennett and have 5 children with him. Rhonda

i couldnt find a marriage in the name of conley for that year, do you know her maiden name? and was it definately 1900?

Lynsey Elizabeth's Maiden name was Norket and her previous married name was Conley. thanks Rhonda

Good lass Rosemary - at least now we know that the Conley/Bennett marriage was after 1st April 1901 :-)))))

Tracy The children were born 1904, 1906, 1910, and twins born 1912. Elizabeth died in 1915 Rhonda

Rhonda - in the light of Elizabeth still being a Conley in 1901 - have you checked 1837online for a Bennett marriage between April 1901 and the birth of the child in 1904?

Rosemary, That the right Elizabeth all I need now is to find the John to go with her. Thanks Rhonda

That would explain why I couldn't find anyone on the 1901 census lol

Jools, My cousin and I have been looking on 1837 and can't find them on there. Elizabeth we found and have birth and death certificates for her but It's John that's causing the problem. Rhonda

It's not on FreeBMD - I checked :)

DITTO Rosemary. Mind you - shouldn't that be "there shouldn't have been a marriage" - it's quite possible there was one (as you and I both know from searches we've done for other people) Rhonda - have you established that John Conley died before the birth of the Bennett children - he may not have done. Also consider that Elizabeth and the Bennett man may not have married (or married much later in life) - if she was irish, could she have been catholic and could this have had any relevance to her marital status

Rosemary, I have tried free BMD and I still have a few credits left for 1837. so far I have used up £30 of credits and still can't find my John Bennett, maybe it's time to give up Rhonda

i have just checked 1837 from 1901 thru 1904 no marriage recorded