Age: 78
Birthplace: England
Died: 24 Aug 1868
From: F. River
Disease or Condition: Feeble and Insane
Admitted: 18 Jul 1868
Came in State, How and When: 1854, Via N. York[1]
At The End – Hannah (Pell) Bence (1789-1868)
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Marriage of John Bence and Hannah Pell – 1812
No. 763 } John Bence of this Parish & Town of Manchr
Cotton weaver and Hannah Pell of Manchr Spinster were
Married in this church by Banns Pub. Aug. 9th 16th & 23rd 1812
this third Day of September in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
and twelve By me Jos. Brookes
This Marriage was solemnized between Us { John Bence / Hannah Pell
in the Presence of { Isaac Chantler / Ann Pell
Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral) [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester Cathedral. Images produced by permission of Manchester Cathedral and Manchester City Council. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry’s website terms of use. At the request of the Manchester Diocese it is highlighted that the use of images for retrospective or proxy baptism is not permitted.
William Bence and Family – 1851
William Bence (1828-1900) and his family in the 1851 Great Britain Census
9 Kings Street, Heaton Norris, Stockport
| Name | Position | Mar. Status | Age | Occupation | Place of birth | Relationship to me |
| Hannah Bence | Head | Married | 62 | Yorkshire Huddersfield | Great x3 grandmother | |
| Frederic Bence | Son | Widower | 26 | Coach Guard | Cheshire Stockport | |
| William Bence | Son | Married | 24 | Power Loom Weaver | Cheshire Stockport | Great x2 grandfather |
| John Bence | Son | Unmarried | 22 | Self Acting Winder | Lancashire Heaton Norris | |
| Mary Bence | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | Power Loom Weaver | Cheshire Cheadle Bulkeley | |
| Ann Bence | D.-in-law | Married | 24 | Throstle Piecer | Disley | Great x2 grandmother |
| Peter Bence | Grandson | 1 | Lancashire Heaton Norris | Great grandfather |
At the time of this census Hannah’s husband John Bence was still alive though he is not listed here. According to the England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index he died in Stockport in 1855.