Emily Philpott (née Bennett) 1885 - 1960

A servant and the 3rd of 5 children of Samuel Bennett (a farm servant) and Emma Hougham,

Emily Bennett, the first cousin three-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Preston, Kent, England on Jun 4, 18851 and married James Philpott (a seaman with whom she had 1 child, Phillip Ernest) in Sibertswold, Kent, England on Sep 12, 19082.

Emily spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: on Station Road, Bekesbourne on Apr 5, 18913; on 33 Priory Road, Dover on Mar 31, 1901; at 28 Minerva Avenue, Dover on Apr 2, 1911; in Sibertswold, Dover on Jun 19, 19214; and at Rose Bank, Shepherdswell on Sep 29, 19391 and in 1960.

She died on Dec 2, 1960 in Dover, Kent.

Parents

1. Samuel was born on Sep 10, 1848
2. Emma was born on Jul 19, 1857

Children

1. Phillip Ernest was born on Aug 17, 1920

Citations

1. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was the wife of the head of the household)
2. Kent Marriages - Findmypast
3. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 6 and the daughter of the head of the household)
4. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 36 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

1891 UK Census

1901 UK Census

1911 UK Census - page 1

1911 UK Census - page 2

Emily Bennett - probate

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