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casey

casey Report 5 Oct 2008 23:08

Im trying to find any living relatives to a rachel bennett who was my great grandmother she was born about 1876 and had 3 children with my grandad job holt the childrens names were hollis and eliza and sidney. my great grandad died in 1901 and i think she remarried a william owens. I dont know if she went on to have more kids, she lived in the duckinfield area of cheshire.Iv got a bit of information on hollis and loads on sidney because he was my grandad but dont have a clue what happened to her daughter eliza.Any help would be grateful!

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 5 Oct 2008 23:20

This looks like the marriage on BVRI:

HOLT, Job Age: 21 Marriage
Wife: Rachel BENNETT Age: 20
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1896 Recorded in: Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
Collection: St John
Husband's Father: Job HOLT
Wife's Father: Moses BENNETT
Source: FHL Film Dates: 1890 - 1906

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 5 Oct 2008 23:32

1901 census
206 Lodge Lane, Dunkinfield, Cheshire
Job Holt, head, 24, angle iron smith's striker, born Dunkinfield
Rachel, wife, 25, cotton weaver, born Dunkinfield
Eliza A., dau, 4, born Holybridge
Hollis, dau, 2, born Dunkinfield
Sydney, son, 3 months, born Dunkinfield
Aelina Bennett, mother-in-law, widow, 64. born Apethorn