Job Bench 1693 Baptism Record - Southam

By admin , 23 August, 2024

Job Bench was baptised in Southam Parish, Warwickshire County, England on 25 April 1693.

I have seen several entries in other online records that list his name erroneously as Jebthe Bench.  The entry is a little difficult to read, because the word  "Job" and the word "the" run very close to each other.  The "o" is mistaken for an "e", hence many folks listed him as Jebthe Bench, instead of Job Bench.  If you look at all entries above and below Job's, you clearly see the clerk/scribe using the word "the" after each persons first name.  If you increase the size of the .pdf, you can also see the "o" vice "e".

Attached is Job's 1693 Southam parish baptism record.

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1654 Marriage record of Job Bench and Anne Welch

By admin , 23 August, 2024

Job Bench and Anne Welch were married in Lillington Parish on 21 November 1654.

This is the first marriage record for my Bench family branch in which the marriage named at least some of the parents. Job's parents were listed as Humfrey and Anne Bench, while James Welch was listed as the father of Anne Welch.

Attached is this 1654 marriage record.

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Thomas Bench - born ca 1565 Lillington

By admin , 23 August, 2024

Thomas Bench (the younger) was baptized on 11 Jun 1565 in Lillington, Warwickshire County, England.  In the baptism record it was noted that he was the son of  Phillip Bench and Joane.

We also know from the will of his grandfather (Thomas Bench - the elder), that he was born before 16 March 1565 in Lillington, in which he was mentioned in this will, which was probated on 19 March 1565 and actually written on 16 ? 1565.  This would place his birth at least on or before the will was drafted on the 16th, and when it was probated on the 19th.

Attached is his baptism record.   

His wife was Dorothy, likely Dorothy Holmes, daughter of John Holmes and Anne

Thomas and Dorothy had 3 known children, Humphrey (Humfrey) Bench, Sybil Bench, and Susanna Bench.

 

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