William BENNETTS

   Research Notes:

In 1851, William Bennett (36) of Madron [sic], copper miner, and wife Jane (32) of Madron [sic], were living in College St., Camborne. Present were children*: Elizth. J. (12), William J. (10), copper miner, Ann Selina (7), scholar, Mary A. (4), scholar, Louisa (1), mother-in-law Jane Rickard (78) of Camborne.

* With the exception of Mary A. and Louisa, the rest of the children are also shown born in Madron. Since no other Census shows any of the family born in Madron, this must have been an error on the part of the Census taker.

In 1861, William Bennetts (48) of Camborne, tin miner, and wife Jenifer (44) of Camborne, were living in College Row, Camborne. Present were children (born in Camborne): William J. (20), tin miner, Angelina* (18), work at tin & copper mine, Mary A. (14), work at tin & copper mine, Louisa (11), scholar, Julia (8), scholar, Susan (11m)

* i.e. Ann Selina

In 1871, William Bennetts (58) of Camborne, miner, and wife Jane (54) of Camborne, were living in Camborne. Present were daughters: Mary A. (23), mine girl, Louisa (21), mine girl, Julia (18), mine girl, Susan (10), scholar

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"A MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH.—An inquest was held on Friday evening by Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, county coroner, respecting the death of William Bennetts, who was killed at West Seton mine on the previous day.—Francis Tellam was called, and said he was a miner, and worked at West Seton mine. He and Jeffry (his comrade) had been working in the 110 fathom level just before the accident, and were sitting down eating their dinner, when they heard a rock fall in the level. At this time deceased was seven or eight yards from them, and they went where he was and found that a rock, weighing about six or seven cwt., had fallen on him. They got assistance, and hauled him out. He was then alive, and witness sat by him all the time he lived, which was about half an hour. They had that morning been boring under the rock which fell. None of them considered that the mine looked dangerous, and witness had not heard that any of the agents thought it so.—By Dr. Foster (Government inspector): They shot a hole about a quarter of an hour previously. The hole was more than six feet from the rock, and he had no doubt that the exploding of the hole shook the rock.—Nicholas Martin said he worked in West Seton mine, and was in the 110 fathom level at the time of the accident. He was about six or eight yards off when the rock fell. He had never thought the ground particularly dangerous, and had no doubt that the accident was caused by concussion in the shooting of the hole. The deceased was 62 years of age." ⁴

   Marriage Information:

William married Jennifer (Jane) RICKARD, daughter of William RICKARD and Jane, on 5 Oct 1837 in Camborne, Cornwall ¹. (Jennifer (Jane) RICKARD was born about 1817 in Camborne, Cornwall.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Bennetts, full age, of Town, bachelor, miner, son of Gilbert Bennetts, miner, and
Jennifer Rickard, full age, of Parkenbowen, spinster, at home, daughter of William Rickard, miner

Married by Banns

Witnesses: John Duckham, James Vivian