Talk:Abraham Bennet

Father/Mother
Is there a source for his father and mother, such as church records? Billlion (talk) 22:34, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah I found this in Elliot
 * "ABRAHAM BENNET, CURATE OF WIRKSWORTH

Born in 1749, the son of Abraham Bennet, schoolmaster of Whaley Lane, Cheshire, and his  wife,  Ann  Fallowes  of  Cheadle,  Abraham  Bennet  was  baptised  at  Taxal, Derbyshire, on 20 December. He was probably the eldest son, but had at least one brother, named William. 2 Abraham married and his widow, Jane, was to survive him for 27 years, dying at Mappleton in July 1826. 3 They had six daughters and two sons" The references are D.C. Witt,  ‘Abraham  Bennet’,  Dictionary  of  National  Biography,  Missing  Persons,  p.  58 (Oxford University Press, 1993), written with the assistance of Michael Handley. 3 Derby Mercury (5 July 1826), Derby Reporter (6 July 1826) Billlion (talk) 22:38, 1 January 2019 (UTC)