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Great Bentley

The Newman Family:

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A village in the north of Essex, many of the houses are situated around an extensive common area.  

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Ada NEWMAN,   1870

Annie NEWMAN,   Abt 1875

Elizabeth NEWMAN,   Abt 1862

Emily NEWMAN,   Abt 1864

Frederick NEWMAN,   1842

Frederick NEWMAN,   1867

Frederick NEWMAN,   Abt 1843

George NEWMAN,   1857

Horace NEWMAN,   Abt 1883

Jonas NEWMAN,   1877

Mary NEWMAN,   Abt 1837

Mary NEWMAN,   Abt 1837

Mary Anne Jesmine NEWMAN,   1857

Matilda NEWMAN,   1839

Matilda NEWMAN,   Abt 1840

William NEWMAN,   1834

William NEWMAN,   Abt 1794

William NEWMAN,   Abt 1796


The Scutcher Family:

David SCUTCHER,   Abt 1846

Eliza SCUTCHER,    Abt 1827

Francis SCUTCHER,    1847

Susanna SCUTCHER,    Abt 1834


The Smith Family:

Eliza SMITH,   Abt 1862

Elizabeth SMITH,    1870

Ellen SMITH,    Abt 1864

George SMITH,    1860

Matilda SMITH,    Abt 1868

Sarah SMITH,    Abt 1866


Also born here:

Sarah BROOKS,   Abt 1846

Arthur COWELL,   Abt 1857

Cordelia HECKFORD,   Abt 1807



Watcham:

A family which seemed to move  regularly until they settled here.

Edward  WATCHAM,  1822

Eliza WATCHAM,  1829

Elizabeth WATCHAM,  1801

Elizabeth WATCHAM,  1818

John WATCHAM,  1795

John WATCHAM,  1816

Jonathan WATCHAM,  1826

Samuel WATCHAM,  1831

Sarah WATCHAM,  1794

Sarah WATCHAM,  1824

William WATCHAM,  1790

William WATCHAM,  1798


In the News………..1853

Jonathan Watcham accused of stealing a buffalo hide.