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Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	Sandra	Report	6 Oct 2009 20:49
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	trying to find benjamin lee who married Sarah garnett both from idle in bradford in 1868, i believe sarah had been married before as in 1881 census shows a stepson samuel garnett
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 8,005 Send Message	Astra	Report	6 Oct 2009 20:54
	for info Benjamin Lee Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Gender: Male Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Idle County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street Address: 2 Moorfield Place Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Stone Dresser Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle ED, institution, or vessel: 18 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Lee 54 Sarah Lee 34 Maria Lee 23 Martha E. Lee 17 Garnett Lee 12 Benjamin Lee 6 Joshua Lee 4 Tom Lee 2 Samuel Garnett 17 Bemjamins first marriage 1861 census Benjn Lee Age: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Relation: Son Spouse's Name: Eliza Mother's Name: Nancy Gender: Male Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Idle Ecclesiastical parish: Idle County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 114 Household Members: Name Age Nancy Lee 70 Benjn Lee 34 Eliza Lee 28 Samuel Lee 6 John Lee 3 Maria Lee 3 1871 Benjamin Lee Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Gender: Male Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Idle Ecclesiastical parish: Idle County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Household schedule number: 119 Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Lee 43 Sarah Lee 28 Saml Wilson Lee 16 Maria Lee 13 John Lee 13 Martha Eliza Lee 8 Samuel Garnett 7 Carnell Lee 2 1851 Nancy and Ann appear to be the same person. Both born in the same year and both married to Benjamin a Stone mason and where Ann appears in the 1851 Nancy disappears. Benjamin Lee Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Relation: Son Father's Name: Benjamin Mother's Name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Idle County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Shipley ED, institution, or vessel: 2b Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 77 Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Lee 73 Ann Lee 60 Benjamin Lee 23 James Myers 22 1841 Nancy Lee Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791 Gender: Female Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Calverley Hundred: Morley County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Lee 60 Nancy Lee 50 John Lee 25 Benjamin Lee 14 1861 It looks as though she wasn't married before. She is here I think with her sister. Thomas the head is her brother. Sarah Garnett Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Sister Gender: Female Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Shepley County/Island: Yorkshire Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Shipley ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 224 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Garnett 29 Mary Garnett 27 William Garnett 6 Fredrick Garnett 2 Martha Ann Garnett 12 days Mary Garnett 25 Sarah Garnett 19 1841 Think this is her with her parents Thomas Garnet Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Gender: Male Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Calverley Hundred: Morley County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Garnet 25 Elizabeth Garnet 25 Thomas Garnet 9 Hannah Garnet 7 Martha Garnet 5 Sarah Garnet 2
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Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	Sandra	Report	6 Oct 2009 20:59
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	Thanks astra can you find before marriage to sarah, so i can see his parents and also whether sarah was married before and if so her maiden name. i am stuck as there are so many lee/garnetts in the idle area Thanks again
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	alviegal	Report	6 Oct 2009 21:09
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	FindMyPast - The new findmypast.com Print this page Close Window 1861 census transcription details for: Green, Idle National Archive Reference: RG number: RG09 Piece: 3342 Folio: 81 Page: 22 Reg. District: Bradford Sub District: 11 Idle Enum. District: 4 Ecclesiastical District: Idle Chapelry Parish: Idle City/Municipal Borough: Address: Green, Idle County: Yorkshire (West Riding) Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation, Disability Where Born LEE, Nancy Head Widow F 74 1787 Charwoman Idle Yorkshire LEE, Benj Son Married M 34 1827 Stone Mason Idle Yorkshire LEE, Eliza Wife Married F 28 1833 Eccleshill Yorkshire LEE, Samuel Grandson M 6 1855 Eccleshill Yorkshire LEE, John Son M 3 1858 Idle (should be grandson) Yorkshire LEE, Maria Granddaughter F 3 1858 Idle Yorkshire Possible marriage. Marriages Jun 1854 (>99%) Hey Elizabeth Bradford Yorks 9b 104 Scan available - click to view LEE Benjamin Bradford Y 9b 104 Scan available - click to view Milnes Francis Henry Bradford Y 9b 104 Scan available - click to view Slinger Sarah Craven Bradford Yorks 9b 104 1841 census transcription details for: Green, Calverley, Idle National Archive Reference: RG number: HO107 Piece: 1298 Book/Folio: 4/31 Page: 8 Reg. District: Bradford Sub District: Idle Enum. District: Ecclesiastical District: Parish: Calverley City/Municipal Borough: Address: Green, Calverley, Idle County: Yorkshire Name Relation Sex Age Birth Year Occupation, Where Born LEE, Benjamin M 60 1781 Yorkshire LEE, Nanny F 50 1791 Yorkshire LEE, John M 25 1816 Yorkshire LEE, Benjamin M 14 1827 Yorkshire
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 11,355 Send Message	Choccy	Report	6 Oct 2009 21:29
	possibly Births Mar 1864 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GARNETT Sam Bradford Yk 9b 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Mar 1864 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************Bentley Sarah Bradford Yk 9b 180 *************Garnett John Bradford Yk 9b 180 Gordon James Bradford Yk 9b 180 Rhodes Elizabeth Bradford, Yk 9b 180 Marriages Mar 1868 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denton John Bradford Yorks 9b 161 **********Garnett Sarah Bradford Yk 9b 161 HALLIWELL Alice Bradford, Yk 9b 161 ************Lee Benjamin Bradford Yk. 9b 161
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 11,355 Send Message	Choccy	Report	6 Oct 2009 21:34
	Sarah Bentley born Idle in about the right year 1861 England Census Name: Sarah Bently Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Abraham Mother's Name: Rebbecca Gender: Female Where born: Idle, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Idle Ecclesiastical parish: Idle County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Idle ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 14 Household Members: Name Age Abraham Bently 46 Rebbecca Bently 54 Isaac Bently 21 ***************Sarah Bently 17 Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3342; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543116.
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	Sandra	Report	7 Oct 2009 21:41
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 48 Send Message	Thanks for everyones help, very helpful given me plenty to search

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