Benningtons in Langtoft, Lincolnshire, England
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Benningtons in Langtoft, Lincolnshire, England
I am researching my wife's family history. Her great grandfather was John Thomas Bennington, born in 1871, apparently in Langtoft, Lincolnshire.
The trouble is, there were two John Thomas Benningtons born that year in that village, cousins I think. One was the son of John and Elizabeth Bennington, who died 3 weeks later (I have the birth and death certificates). The one I am interested in did not die, he married Gertrude Emma Smith on 30 November 1895 in Duddington, Northamptonshire, England.
On the marriage certificate, his father is given as William Bennington, a mason.
So, what's the problem? It is that there is only one birth of a John Thomas Bennington in the GRO index for this area. There is one for Bishop Auckland, but that is in Durham, a long way from Langtoft, where the family lived all their lives. Has anyone else come across this problem? Can anyone help me to find the correct birth of the correct John Thomas Bennington, so I can verify his parents.
Thanks in advance
The trouble is, there were two John Thomas Benningtons born that year in that village, cousins I think. One was the son of John and Elizabeth Bennington, who died 3 weeks later (I have the birth and death certificates). The one I am interested in did not die, he married Gertrude Emma Smith on 30 November 1895 in Duddington, Northamptonshire, England.
On the marriage certificate, his father is given as William Bennington, a mason.
So, what's the problem? It is that there is only one birth of a John Thomas Bennington in the GRO index for this area. There is one for Bishop Auckland, but that is in Durham, a long way from Langtoft, where the family lived all their lives. Has anyone else come across this problem? Can anyone help me to find the correct birth of the correct John Thomas Bennington, so I can verify his parents.
Thanks in advance