John Bence

1788 - 1855  (67 years)

• Name	John Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1788	See research note   [3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1855	Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire   [8]
  	Twenty ninth July 1855 Brook Street, West Stockport / John Bence / Male / 67 years / Cotton Weaver / Chronic Bronchitis 10 years Certified / Thomas Bence in Attendance Brook Street West Stockport / Register Thirtieth July 1855 / John Shawcross Registrar
  Person ID	I479	My Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Hannah Pell,   b. 1789, Almondbury, Yorkshire, England d. 24 Aug 1868, Bridegwater, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1812	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	banns - aug 9, 16, 23 7
  Children	1. Selena Bence,   b. 13 Jun 1817, Stockport, Cheshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Priscilla Bence,   b. 8 Dec 1819, Stockport, Cheshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Bence,   b. 2 May 1822, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 21 Feb 1890, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Frederick Bence,   b. 23 May 1824, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 23 Oct 1892, 69 Scourfield Street, Liverpool, West Derby (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Bence,   b. 2 May 1826, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 18 Mar 1900, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Harriet Bence,   b. 1827, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England d. 7 Jun 1848, Wellington Road, North, Heaton Norris (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. John Bence,   b. 16 Apr 1828, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 27 Jan 1904, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary Louisa Bence,   b. 21 Jun 1830, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 1930, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

• Photos

  John Bence and Hannah Pell marriage, Manchester, 1812

  
  

  Documents		Map fo Stockport Borough Cemetery No headstone
  		John Bence death certificate chronic bronchitis, 10 years

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Bence Plot in Stockport Borough Cemetery
  		Children of John Bence enrolled in Stockport Sunday School
  		Where did John Bence come from

  
  

• Sources

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