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Jane Shepard

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Jane Report 27 Mar 2006 23:49

My Dad was the 3rd Generation Thomas Henry Bennett (1918). The First was born in Plymouth in 1859 he married Eliza Real and lived in Axmouth Devon, They had 11 children, one was the second Thomas Henry born 1884 my grandfather, I am trying to trace Thomas's siblings and their families. I have found out his brothers Walter (1888)and Edwin(1892) were killed in the 14-18 war, his sister Eva's (1886)family I now have contact with through Gene's reunited and i know that his sister Lily Ann (1894)married a Trenchard first name unknown, I would like to trace the families of his other siblings, Eliza born 1880, John 1882, Mabel 1885, Edith 1890, Hilda 1896 and Winifred 1898. Eva's grandson told me a story of my Grandfather that he was a plasterer who was very skilled at the ornate ceilings often found in big posh houses.He travelled all over to carry out this work. He was working near Eva's home so stayed with them, on condition he didn't drink as they didn't approve, temptation was too great and he came home drunk one night to be thrown out immediately by Eva's husband. Contact with this side of the family ceased forthwith until now. Lily Ann married into a strict Chapel family too, so i assume that we lost contact to a certain extent with this family also,because of Granddad's drinking, although i knew of them and knew my Second cousin and his son. I wonder now if my lack of contact with my great Aunts and Uncles and cousins was maybe because of Granddad's habit of drinking, Anyway i would like to find the decendants ,if there are any, of the rest of the siblings Ma