Subject: Frederick Eatherton Bennett (841) (1884 - 1963)[1],[1],[1]
Father: Frederick Etherton Bennett (713) (b. 7 Aug 1851, d. 18 Apr 1920)
Mother: Henrietta Ann Smith (716) (b. 10 Jul 1853, d. 26 Jul 1896)

Events

Ages

Timeline

TypeDateDetailsAge
Birth__ ___ 1884Bristol, Gloucestershire. [1],[2],[3]0
Census5 Apr 189138 Heath Street, Stapleton, Bristol, Gloucestershire; shown aged 7. [2]7
Census31 Mar 190113 Luxton Street, Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire; shown as railway engine cleaner, aged 17. [3]17
Occupation17 Nov 1902candidate for shunting apprentice for the GWR. [4]18
Marriagecirca __ Aug 1908Elsie Lavinia Emily Morgan (842) (b. 1883, d. circa Nov 1939); Bristol. [1],[5]24
Son__ Aug 1910Stanley Bennett (857); St George, Redfield, Bristol. [1],[6]26
Census2 Apr 191141 Morse Road, Redfield, Bristol; shown as GWR fireman on railway, aged 28. [6]27
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Witness12 Jan 1915Death; Raymond Francis Bennett (856) [1],[8],[7]31
Occupation__ ___ ____GWR train driver. [1]
Occupationbetween 1938 and 1945called out of retirement to drive GWR trains.
Witnesscirca __ Nov 1939Death; Elsie Lavinia Emily Morgan (842); Bristol; shown aged 56. [5]55
Marriagecirca __ Aug 1940Gertrude Emma Elizabeth Totterdell (1972); Kingswood registration district, Bristol. [5]56
Divorce Fl13 Sep 1947Gertrude Emma Elizabeth Totterdell (1972); Bristol; Frederick filed for divorce against Gertrude Emma Elizabeth Bennett. It was unsuccessfull, as he had been willing "to let the bird fly." [9]63
Residence13 Sep 1947481 Stapleton Road, Bristol. [9]63
Deathcirca __ May 1963Bristol; shown aged 79. [1],[5]79

Sources

1. S0406: Private communication.

2. S0413: Census 1891 Frederick BENNETT, Image of Enumerator's book, 5 Apr 1891, ref: RG12/1991 page 7, Stapleton, Bristol, household of Frederick Etherton Bennett; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

3. S0414: Census 1901 Frederick BENNETT, Image of Enumerator's book, 31 Mar 1901, ref: RG13/2388, folio 33, Easton, Bristol, household of Frederick Etherton Bennett; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

4. S0912: F E Bennett apprenticeship GWR 1902+; film: Shunting Candidates, pub: Great Western Railway, date: 1900-1907.

5. S0700: FreeBMD website, website url: http://www.freebmd.org.uk.

6. Census 1911 Frederick Eatherton BENNETT, Image of household return, 2 April 1911, ref: Sched. no. 201, Redfield, Bristol, household of Frederick Eatherton Bennett; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

7. S0425: Private communication.

8. S0407: Private communication.

9. Western Daily Press, Bristol, 13 Sep 1947, page 4, titled "Willing "To Let Bird Fly""; Hereinafter cited as Western Daily Press.