George C Bennett

[Jessy]

|help| I'm trying to find details on my great Uncle George C Bennett. The C may be for Charles, after his uncle. George was born in Birmingham and I believe this to be his birth record
BMD Birth record
Name: George Bennett
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
DISTRICT: Birmingham (1837-1924)
County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d Page: 144

The 1901 census has him listed with his family, dad- George Naughton Bennett b.1867, Naughton after his mother's maiden name and his mother Alice Jane Woodhall b.1868, sister Ethel Bennett b.1895 (my grandmother).
1901 Census record George C Bennett
Civil Parish of West Bromwich, County Staffordshire.
BirthPlace Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

I have a photo of him as a young man in uniform and have found this Army record which is only a possiblity.
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
about George Bennett
Name: George Bennett
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 19
Residence: New St Blaby, Leicestershire
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 16121
Number of Images: 2
The next of kin is listed as George Bennett.

After this the trail goes freezingly chilly!!:)
My grandmother died when my father was quite young, so information is scarce. Any tips as to how to knock this wall down would be great.
thanks Jessy

[Geoffers]

I'm trying to find details on my great Uncle George C Bennett.................After this the trail goes freezingly chilly!!
My grandmother died when my father was quite young, so information is scarce. Any tips as to how to knock this wall down would be great.

Hello
Sorry, not too clear to my sleepy mind as to where you are stuck?
Are you trying to trace what happened to George BENNETT, or trying to trace his ancestry?

If you are trying to trace him forward, you might try:
CWGC - (Did he survive the war)
National ROLL of the Great War
Directories
Will of his father
GRO index

Do ask if you are not sure about what these are and how to find them

[Jessy]

Hi Geoffers, thanks so much for replying, yes I am looking forward. It seems to be hard to find anything that is concrete, you got me thinking with the 'Will of his father" as I can't even find the death year of either of his parents! Can you please point me in this direction? Wills that is. thanks Jessy

[Geoffers]

Wills are often a good way to locate surviving family members, not only children, but grandchildren too.

There is a calendar (annual index) to probate records that has been copied onto microfilm. In the UK it can be seen at many county record offices/local studies libraries. I understand that it is also available at mormon church (LDS) record centres.

The calendar provides a lot of useful information in itself. You will often find: Name, when and where died, sometimes an occupation. Value of estate, whether probate or admon (Letters of Administration granted where there was no will), names of executor(s), sometimes a relationship, sometimes and address and occupation.

Directories can be useful if you know a town where someone lived.
try historical directories (http://www.historicaldirectories.org/)
or those sold by The parish Chest (http://www.parishchest.com/)and other companies that advertise in famly history magazines.