Francis Bennett

1798 - 1873  (75 years)   Has no ancestors but 14 descendants in this family tree.

Elizabeth Mitchell

1805 -

Birth	1805	Broadwater, Sussex, England
Family	Francis Bennett,   b. 1798, Ferring, Sussex, England
Married	26 Apr 1828	Sompting, Sussex, England
Children	+ 1. Caroline Bennett,   b. 1831, Ferring, Sussex, England   2. Mary Bennett,   b. 9 Dec 1838, Ferring, Sussex, England   3. Edward Bennett,   b. 19 Aug 1841, Ferring, Sussex, England

Caroline Bennett

1831 -

Birth	1831	Ferring, Sussex, England
Father	Francis Bennett,   b. 1798, Ferring, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1805, Broadwater, Sussex, England
Married	26 Apr 1828	Sompting, Sussex, England
Family	George Bennett,   b. 1827, Worthing, Sussex, England
Married	1 Oct 1848	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Caroline Bennett,   b. 4 Jul 1852, Ferring, Sussex, England + 2. James Thomas Bennett,   b. 18 Jul 1866, Ferring, Sussex, England + 3. Alice Mary Bennett,   b. 5 Mar 1869, Ferring, Sussex, England

Mary Bennett

1838 -

Birth	9 Dec 1838	Ferring, Sussex, England
Christened	20 Jan 1839	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Father	Francis Bennett,   b. 1798, Ferring, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1805, Broadwater, Sussex, England
Married	26 Apr 1828	Sompting, Sussex, England

Edward Bennett

1841 -

Birth	19 Aug 1841	Ferring, Sussex, England
Christened	19 Sep 1841	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Father	Francis Bennett,   b. 1798, Ferring, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1805, Broadwater, Sussex, England
Married	26 Apr 1828	Sompting, Sussex, England

• Name	Francis Bennett
  Birth	1798	Ferring, Sussex, England
  Gender	Male
  Bennett ONS	Included in the Bennett One Name Study
  Census Record	7 Apr 1861  [1]
  	Francis Bennett - Father in Law Widower Age: 62 Occ: Not Noted Born in: Ferring Sussex
  		1861 Census Folio 7 Page 8
  Death	6 Apr 1873	Ferring, Sussex, England   [2]
  	at Ferring Frank Bennett Male 74 years Profession: Labourer general Cause of Death: Sepilis Diarrhea 10 days Exhaustion Informant: George Bennett
  		ID 541 Francis Bennett 1873 Death Record
  Burial	13 Apr 1873	St. Andrew's Churchyard, Ferring, Sussex, England   [3]
  	Francis Bennett Abode: Ferring Buried: April 13 Age: 74
  		Q247 Inscription: In memory of Francis Bennett who died April 6th 1873 aged 74 years Also Elizabeth his wife who died September 26th 1843 aged 38 years Plot: Q247
  		Parish Burials Page 47
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  Person ID	I541	Ferring Connections
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1805, Broadwater, Sussex, England
  Marriage	26 Apr 1828	Sompting, Sussex, England
  Children	+ 1. Caroline Bennett,   b. 1831, Ferring, Sussex, England m. George Bennett (1848)   2. Mary Bennett,   b. 9 Dec 1838, Ferring, Sussex, England   3. Edward Bennett,   b. 19 Aug 1841, Ferring, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1798 - Ferring, Sussex, England Marriage - 26 Apr 1828 - Sompting, Sussex, England Death - 6 Apr 1873 - Ferring, Sussex, England Burial - 13 Apr 1873 - St. Andrew's Churchyard, Ferring, Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1861 Census, RG9 615. [S5] GRO Death Index. Registered as Frank 1873 J Quarter District of East Preston Volume 02B Page 201 Age: 74 [S6] Parish Burials 1813-1948, Page #47 Register #374.