This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: markheal Surnames: BENNETT, ANSTRUTHER, CARNEGIE, ELLIOT, COMPTON, HENRY, STEWART, MELGUND Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bennett/9527/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Is this an alias or bigamy? SUGGESTIONS PLEASE! Robert George BENNETT c1820 Perth, is found in 1871 St George Southwark & 1881 Hanwell as a Retired Infantry Colonel on half pay. No civil BMD has yet been found and he is not in the Army Lists. Family myth has financial collapse and/or suicide as reason for lack of accurate information. Seven children took his Bennett name and most had a Catholic Baptism [Two Godfathers were an Edgar BENNETT and George ELLIOT]. By 1891 [possibly by 1886] the 'father' was absent. The Mother Mary/Margaret nee HENRY c1838 Sligo, is listed as Widow and the family now used the Surname ANSTRUTHER. The name ANSTRUTHER is found as middle name on several bapstism records. Only three civil birth registations have so far been found [all as Bennett]. George Elliot Carnegie BENNETT 1870 Saint Saviour Mary Georgina Anstruther BENNETT 1879 Brentford Dominick Compton Anstruther BENNETT 1881 Brentford. Other siblings [birthdates from baptism or Army records] Edgar 05/10/1866 Liverpool Frederick Anstruther 16/05/1872 baptised Southwark Cathedral Gilbert Anstruther 08/11/1874-09/05/1892 bap. Southwark Melgund Robert E. 04/06/1876. baptised Hanwell [This last rare forename is also found in the ELLIOT/MINTO family] At the 1882 baptism of Dominick Compton BENNETT he is recorded as ANSTRUTHER the parents are named as Robert STEWART and Mary ANSTRUTHER! Many thanks. Mark Elliot Anstruther Heal markheal'at'gmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. PRIVACY STATEMENT http://www.thegenerationsnetwork.com/default.aspx?html=pp We do not sell, rent or otherwise distribute the personal information you provide us to third party advertisers. Don't want to receive this email anymore? No problem. It's easy to unsubscribe altogether or change your email preferences. Click here to unsubscribe from all message board alerts: http://www.ancestry.com/unsubscribe/?eml=BENNETT-L@rootsweb.com&md5=&mb=1 To change your preferences log in to My Ancestry and go to the 'my alerts' section. http://www.ancestry.com/t9760/e2008070806495700495735385425/rd.ashx You can contact us at: The Generations Network, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604, Attn: Customer Service.