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BENNETT, THOMAS, son of Thomas Bennett (adm. 1750/1, qv), and his first wife; b.; adm. 12 Jan 1780; KS (aged 13) 1784; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1788, adm. pens. 22 May 1788, scholar 8 May 1789, matr. Mich. 1788; BA 1792; MA 1795; ordained deacon (Peterborough, litt. dim. from Winchester) 24 Feb 1795, priest (Peterborough) 1 Mar 1795; Minor Canon of Westminster 1797; Minor Canon of Canterbury from 1810; Rector of St. Alphege, and Vicar of St. Mary Northgate, Canterbury, from 30 Oct 1812; Rector of Turville, Bucks., 15 Apr 1817; Vicar of Stone in Oxney, Kent, from 16 Aug 1820; m. 16 Sep 1806 Charlotte Julian, dau. of Francis Julian Levett, Juliantown, Georgia, USA; buried Canterbury Cathedral 29 Nov 1824.

BENNETT, WILLIAM HENRY, only son of William James Early Bennett (qv); b. 30 Aug 1834; adm. 29 Jan 1847 (Rigaud's); QS (Capt. ) 1848; left 1850; Cadet, EICS Bengal, 1853; Ensign, Native Infantry, unattached, 13 Feb 1853; 7th Bengal Native Infantry, 6 Sep 1853; 2nd European Fusiliers, 16 Feb 1854; d. at Prome, Burma, 22 Aug 1854.

BENNETT, WILLIAM JAMES EARLY, eldest son of Maj. William Bennett, Royal Engineers, Dungannon, co. Tyrone; b. Halifax, Nova Scotia, 15 Nov 1804; adm. 16 Sep 1816 (Best's); KS 1818; Capt. of the School 1822; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1823, matr. 9 May 1823, Westminster Student; BA 1827; MA 1829; Usher at the School 1826-8; ordained; Curate, St. Peter, Vere Street, Marylebone, 1831, All Souls, Langham Place, Marylebone to 1836; Minister, Portman Chapel, 1836-43; first incumbent of St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, nominated 1840, although church not consecrated until 30 Jun 1843; promoted the building of St. Barnabas, Pimlico, consecrated 11 Jun 1850; the advanced ritual introduced by him at these two churches caused riots, and led to his resignation, tendered 4 Dec 1850 and taking effect 25 Mar 1851; Vicar of Frome Selwood, Somerset, from Jan 1852; charged with heresy by Church Association in consequence of his use of some unguarded expressions on the Real Presence, but the judgment given in his favour by Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore (qv), 23 Jul 1870, was upheld by the Privy Council 8 Jun 1872; editor, The Theologian and The Old Church Porch 1854-62; author, The Eucharist, its History, Doctrine, and Practice, 1837, and other works; m. 21 Aug 1828 Mary, eldest dau. of Sir William Franklin MD KCH FRCP (Ed), Principal Inspector-General of Hospitals, Army; d. 17 Aug 1886. DNB.

Silversmith active 1801-1816.

Bennett-Dampier, Arthur Cecil William, son of Capt. W. H. Bennett-Dampier, of Chelsea; b. Feb. 17, 1897; adm. Jan. 16, 1908 (R); left Easter 1909.

BENSFORD, JONES; b.; in school list 1736.

BENSLEY, JAMES, son of James Bensley, Wangford, Suffolk, and Susanna, dau. of Robert Pain, Lowestoft, Suffolk; bapt. 26 May 1732; adm. (aged 10) Feb 1741/2; KS 1747; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1751, adm. pens. 5 Jun 1751, scholar 24 Apr 1752, Minor Fellow 2 Oct 1756; was rusticated and admonished for “grave irregularity and misbehaviour” (W. W. R. Ball, Cambridge Papers, 1918, 223-4); BA 1755; MA 1758; adm. Inner Temple 15 Feb 1752, left 23 Nov 1755; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 21 Jan 1756, called to bar 24 Jan 1757; one of the members of the Nonsense Club (Southey, Cowper, i, 37, 324, v, 132); lic. to m. 25 May 1758 Ann, widow of Andrew Didier (qv); killed by a fall from his horse 5 Apr 1765.

BENSLEY, JOHN, brother of James Bensley (qv); bapt. Lowestoft, Suffolk 12 Jan 1737/8; adm. (aged 10) Sep 1748; left 1748.

Bensley, Wimond Egbert Cornelis, son of George Egbert Bensley MRCS, and Adeline, d. of S. Evans of Alfreton, Derbyshire; b. 30 Mar. 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (A); left Dec. 1923; d. 30 May 1979.