Paul, I see you're connected with Sedgley and I'm wondering if your Bennetts were connected with my Bennetts of Warwickshire & Nova Scotia. When you get a minute, have a look at what I've collected and pasted up at: http://www.pacefamilyhistory.info/ben/bennett.htm If I remember right, one of my grandfather Alfred Bennett's brothers going to Sedgeley. They were from around Coughton Hall * 2 ELIZABETH FLOWERS b Sep 22 1852 Court Street LEAMINGTON, Warwicks d Jul 6 1933 Birmingham Age at death 80 Elizabeth was born in Leamington and her father moved the family to Birmingham in 1870. She married Edward Bennett when she was 17 and he was much older than her. + EDWARD BENNETT b: Abt. 1850 SAMBORNE, Warwickshire m Oct 2 1870 BIRMINGHAM St.Peter Dale End, Warwick d 1893 Age at death 43 est o 3 WILLIAM BENNETT b: Abt. 1870 o 3 WALTER BENNETT b: Abt. 1874 From 1891 census we learn that WALTER 17 was Living at 8 Back 50 Tindal, Ladywood, Birmingham with his uncle & aunt SAMUEL & LILLY MORGAN nee FLOWERS and his grandmother MARY ANN FLOWERS nee STOPP WALTER BENNETT was to have gone to the Boer War (which would be the second of the Boer Wars from 1899-1902) and he is also supposed to have done his bit in WW1 o 3 CHARLES BENNETT b: Abt. 1880 o 3 GEORGE FREDERICK BENNETT b Jun 15, 1884 BIRMINGHAM d: 1973 WALLACE, Nova Scotia Age at death: 89 est. + MARGARET BELL CARD b 1883 Nova Scotia m abt 1902 in Methodist Manse - WALLACE, Nova Scotia d 1975 WALLACE, Nova Scotia Age: 92 est. GEORGE FREDERICK BENNETT told me, personally in 1965 he came to CANADA in 1895 before my grandfather ALFRED, his half - brother was born. - GTPace - GEORGE came to CANADA as a BERNARDO or MIDDLEMORE child first to PEI. He was sick and to be returned at Halifax where he met with a ROSS family from Wallace, NS who took a liking to him and needing farm help, took and cared for him. George did well with these people at Wallace. As you can see, he had a family and we are thankful of so much. GTPace I was brought out from Brum during the war and lived in NS with them. o 3 JOHN BENNETT b Abt 1886 o 3 ELLEN ELIZABETH BENNETT (aunt Nellie) b Abt. 1887 + LIPSETT (given name not known) d Plymouth o 3 HARRY BENNETT b: Abt. 1888 o 3 ALFRED BENNETT b: Abt. 1898 Birmingham d: 1976 in Birmingham Age at death: 78 est. + AGNES HAYES b Nov 13 1899 Birmingham m Dec 24, 1919 in St. Asaphs Church, Birmingham d Sep 1996 Birmingham Age at death: 96 est. Cheers, Gord Pace