Lavinia THOMAS

   Research Notes:

1851 England Census:
Age given: 7 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Folly, Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: scholar

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1861 England Census:

Age given: 17 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: South and East 7, by Turnpike R.,, Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: mine girl

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1871 England Census:

Age given: 28 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Adelaide St., Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: [keeps house]

Present were husband James Bennetts (29) of Camborne, tin & copper miner, children (all born in Camborne): Jas. Hy. (6), scholar, Francis Jno. (4), William (11 months)

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1881 England Census:

Age given: 37 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Adelaide St., Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: [keeps house]

Present were husband James Bennetts (39) of Camborne, tin miner, children (all born in Camborne): James H. (15), tin miner, Francis J. (13), tin stream labourer, William (11), scholar, Richard (9), scholar, Elizabeth M. (5), Arthur (3), Ida (10 months)

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1891 England Census (called Levinia):

Age given: 47 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: 2 Weeth, Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: [keeps house]

Present were husband James Bennetts (49) of Camborne, tin miner, children: Francis J. (23), tin miner, William (21), tin miner, Richard (19), tin miner, Elizabeth M. (15), [works in] safety fuse factory, Arthur (13), scholar, Beatrice (9), Ernest (6)

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1901 England Census:

Age given: 57 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Adelaide St., Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: [keeps house]
Status: widowed

Present were children John (33), tin miner, Richard (28), tin miner, Ernest (16), blacksmith

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Lavinia Bennetts of Parken Bowan died aged 68 years (burial record)... closer to 70.

   Marriage Information:

Lavinia married James BENNETTS of Weeth, son of John BENNETTS and Unknown, on 7 Jun 1865 in Camborne, Cornwall ¹. (James BENNETTS of Weeth was born about 1842 in Camborne, Cornwall and was buried on 29 Aug 1896 in Camborne, Cornwall ¹.)

   Marriage Notes:

James Bennetts, 24, of Trelowarren St., bachelor, miner, son of John Bennetts, smith, and
Lavinia Thomas, 22, of Trelowarren St., spinster, daughter of Henry Thomas, miner

Married by Banns

Witnesses: James Richards, Elizabeth Goldsworthy