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About William Bennett
WILLIAM BENNETT, son of William Bennett and Ann Cummins was baptised on July 23, 1837 at Crediton in Devon England.
He married Mary Ann Madge, October 11, 1857 at St Thomas, Exeter. They went to have 12 children, 7 sons and 5 daughters.
William was a shoemaker, working for himself and had various apprentices working with him at different times. Work became very hard to find in the early 1890's which depressed William but they managed to get through.
When his wife, Mary Ann, died unexpectedly in January 1894, William hadn't been able to find work for many months. He was living alone and went into a deep depression.
The evening of Thursday 15th March, 1894 William went missing. It wasn't until a few days later on the 18th that three young men saw his body in the river Yeo. The police where called and his body removed from the water. An inquest was held into the cause of death. The report printed in the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette was as follows:
FOUND DROWNED AT CREDITON. Yesterday an inquest was held at the Duke of York Inn, Crediton, by Mr. W. H. Gould, Deputy Coroner, touching the death of William Bennett, a shoemaker, who was found in the river at Bull Marsh on Sunday, as reported in our Monday's issue. William Bennett, a carpenter, identified the body as that of his father, who was 56 years of age. Deceased resided by himself. He had never heard his father speak of destroying himself. Deceased had been out of work, and seemed low-spirited in consequence. Theodore R. Elston, a shoemaker, gave evidence as to finding the body in the river on Sunday morning. Sergeant G. Clements proved the recovery of the body, which was in about four feet of water. On searching it he found a tobacco-box and 31 in coppers ; also a letter from his daughter asking him to come down to Truro. Dr. L. Powne stated that the body presented the appearance of death from drowning. Witness added he should like to say that he met the deceased Tuesday last, when he appeared to be suffering from unaccountable depression. Deceased told him he was going to Bow to look for work, but was afraid he should not get any, as his class of work was nearly done away with. The Coroner summed up, and the jury at once returned a verdict of "Found drowned."
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William Bennett's Timeline
| 1836 |
1836
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| 1837 |
July 23, 1837
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Teignmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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July 23, 1837
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Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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| 1841 |
1841
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| 1847 |
October 10, 1847
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| 1858 |
February 3, 1858
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Saint Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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| 1859 |
May 21, 1859
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Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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| 1860 |
October 22, 1860
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Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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