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Thanks everyone for your help tonight I will let you no how I get on. goodnight all Rhonda

Thanks Tracy, I will have a look and see if it matches with an Elizabeth. I will also check out the John Conley thanks again Rhonda

I found the death of a John Conley in 1910... wonder if that's him. I found marriages for two John James.... Sept 1903 - Vol 8c, pg 1444 and March 1902 - Vol 7b, pg 123 I couldn't cross reference them with Elizabeth, as I wasn't sure if she would be Conley or her maiden name.

Thanks Jools, I didn't think of it like that. Maybe your right and she didn't marry John Bennett. I still can't find a birth or death for him. But then there are hundreds of John Bennetts it a common name. I will have to start again and look for every John James Bennett or John Joseph Bennett. Thank you so much for your help Rhonda

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

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

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

It's not on FreeBMD - I checked :)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When were the children born?

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

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