Solon BENNETT

Abt 1835 - 1899  (64 years)

• Name	Solon BENNETT
  Birth	Abt 1835	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [1, 2]
  Baptism	25 Oct 1835	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [1]
  	At 1841 Census, he is 5
  1851 Census	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice", living with James Potter, his brother in law who is a master carpenter
  1861 Census	3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 25, occ "Carpenter", still in same house as James Potter
  1871 Census	"Cottage", Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 35, occ "Wheelwright"
  1881 Census	Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon   [6]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 44, occ "Wheelwright"
  1891 Census	Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon   [7]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 54, occ "Carpenter"
  Occupation	Carpenter  [8]
  Death	1899	Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon   [9]
  Burial	11 Oct 1899	Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon   [9]
  	He was 63 when he died
  Person ID	I609	Webb
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John BENNETT,   b. Abt 1794, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 1867, Sampford Courtenay, Devon (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth COOMBE,   b. Abt 1796, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. Abt 1871, Sampford Courtenay, Devon (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Mar 1818	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [10]
  Family Note	Witnesses were William COOMBE and Humphrey PARISH  [10]
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Suzanna HATHERLEY,   b. Abt 1838, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 1917, Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon (Age 79 years)
  Family Note	best match on marriage is Jul qtr 1863, Okehampton, vol 5b, p620
  Notes	Suzanna's name deduced from her father in the 1871 Census, so does need to be checked.
  Children	1. Emily BENNETT,   b. 1863, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 4 Jul 1936, Sarah's Park, Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John BENNETT,   b. Abt 1863, Sampford Courtenay, Devon  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. George BENNETT,   b. 1 Dec 1871, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 12 Nov 1954, "The Lodge", Hurlditch Court, Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William BENNETT,   b. 8 Nov 1867, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 10 Mar 1945, "Amara", Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Richard BENNETT,   b. 1865, Sampford Courtenay, Devon  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1835 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Baptism - 25 Oct 1835 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is 5 - - Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice", living with James Potter, his brother in law who is a master carpenter - - Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 44, occ "Wheelwright" - - Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 54, occ "Carpenter" - - Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon Death - 1899 - Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon Burial - 11 Oct 1899 - Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Solon is probably Solomon. Note that there are some transcripts with birth given as baptism.... At the 1871 Census, he is living with his father in law, who is a smith. Perhaps his father in law persuaded him that a wheelwright offered a slightly better living..... The burial records have a date of 9th crossed out to 11th. Maybe he died on 9th Oct....Slightly bizarrely he appears in the electoral roll for 1900, presumably it had been drawn up before his death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1193] 1841 Census :- Chapple, Sampford Courtney, Devon, (Name: HO 107/259/3 page 10;). [S1194] Baptism register :- Sampford Courtenay (1835). [S1196] 1851 Census :- Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1197] 1861 Census :- 3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1186] 1871 Census :- "Cottage", Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon. [S1192] 1881 Census :- Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon. [S1198] 1891 Census :- Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon. [S1189] Baptism register :- Sampford Courtenay (1864). [S1195] Burial register :- Sampford Courtenay (1899). [S1788] Marriage register :- Sampford Courtenay (1817-8).