Benjamin Marchant (1811–1903) • FamilySearch

Benjamin Marchant

1811–1903 (Age 92)
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Benjamin

When Benjamin Marchant was born in 1811, in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Thomas Marchant, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Bellingham, was 25. He married Ann Barnes on 12 October 1834, in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1903, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 92.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Benjamin Marchant

1811–1903

Ann Barnes

1811–1862

Marriage: 12 October 1834

Gideon Marchant

1835–1918

Anne Marchant

1836–

William Marchant

1837–

George Marchant

1838–

Benjamin Marchant

1840–1899

Walter Marchant

1841–

Sally Marchant

1842–

Fanny Marchant

1843–

Frank Marchant

1845–

Charlotte Marchant

1846–

Eli Marchant

1848–

John Marchant

1849–

Elizabeth Marchant

1852–1927

Spouse & Children

Benjamin Marchant

Male1811–1903Male

Ann Barnes
Female1811–1862Female

MARRIAGE
12 October 1834
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom

children

(13)

Male1835–1918Male

Female1836–Female

Male1837–Male

Male1838–Male

Male1840–1899Male

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Parents & Siblings

John Thomas Marchant
Male1775–1865Male
Sarah Bellingham
Female1786–Female

siblings

(8)

Male1810–1892Male

Male1811–1903Male

Male1811–Male

Male1815–1875Male

Male1816–Male

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World Events (6)

1815

Age 4

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 22

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1843

Age 32

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Marchant

Benjamin

English and French: variant of Marchand .

Possible Related Names

Marchand

Sources (3)

Benjamin Marchant, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Benjamin Marchant, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Benjamin Marchant, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

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