Benjamin ILLINGWORTH

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1841 census Benjamin was living with his parents at Ingram Place, Rothwell, Yorkshire [HO/107/1269/16/10]. He was still with them at Ingram Place at the time of the 1851 census were his occupation was recorded as a Coal Engine Tenter [HO/107/2316/6/376]. By the time of the 1861 census he had married Fanny Hollings and was living along with his young children at Ingram Place, Rothwell [RG9/3359 58 1]. Benjamin's occupation was given as a Water Engine Tenter. In 1871 Benjamin, Fanny and their growing family are at 7 Ingram Place, Rothwell [RG10/4518 8 10] and Benjamin is stil an Engine Tenter (at the Colliery).
By the time of the 1881 census Benjamin and Fanny had move to 9 Lower Goslam, Rothwell (Benjamin described as a Driver of Pulling Engine [Coal Pit]). In 1891 they were at 14 Mayflower Street, Stourton, Rothwell and Benjamin is described as a Retired Winding Engine Man. At the time of Benjamin's death in 1896 his address was 3 Mayflower Street, Stourton.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 25 Nov 1827, Holy Trinity, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Census: Relationship: Son / Coal Engine Tenter, 1851, Ingram Place, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Mariage, 27 May 1854, St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

• Census: Relationship: Head / Water Engine Tenter, 1861, 6 Ingram Place, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Census: Relationship: Head / Engine Tenter (Colliery), 1871, 7 Ingram Place, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Census: Head / Driver of a Pulling Engine at a Coal Pit, 1881, 9 Lower Goslam, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Census: Head / Retired Winding Engine Man, 1891, 14 Mayflower Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.

• Death, 1 Aug 1896, 3 Mayflower Street, Stourton, Rothwell, Leeds.

Benjamin married Fanny HOLLINGS, daughter of Living and Jane HAW, on 27 May 1854 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England. (Fanny HOLLINGS was born about 1831 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, christened on 5 Jan 1831 in Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Hunslet and died in 1899 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.)