Elizabeth Bennett

Elizabeth Bennett 

Born: 1848

Baptised: 23 February 1848, Sheffield 

Father: Samuel Bennett (b. 1818)

Mother: Jane Bennett (b. 1821)

Brothers: Thomas Lauire Bennett (b. 1850)

Sisters: Sarah Jane Bennett (b. 1856)

In 1861 –

She is at 46 Rock Street, Brightside, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Superintendent of Cemetery’. Elizabeth, her mother, and siblings, Thomas and Sarah Jane, are unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Barnsley Road Cemetery. Her father is listed as ‘Superintendent & Registers of Burials’. Her mother is unlisted. Elizabeth is listed as ‘Mistress National School’. Her sister, Sarah Jane, is listed as ‘pupil teacher’. There is a servant, Elizabeth Wolstenholme (b. 1856). 

In 1881 – 

She is in Drayton-Parslow, Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth is listed as ‘Elementary School Mistress’. Her mother is listed as ‘Retired School Mistress’. Her sister, Sarah Jane, is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher (Mistress)’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Sturton Street, Cambridge. The head of the house, her aunt, Hannah Laurie (b. 1825), is listed as ‘Laundress’. Her mother is listed as a ‘Widow and Living on her Own Means’. Elizabeth is listed as ‘Housekeeper’. Her cousin, Hannah J Laurie (b. 1856), is listed as ‘Laundress’.

Nothing more definitive found.