Bennett family
Other Business Names:
- Bennett, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Spalding, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
In business at Spalding from early 18th century as builders and drainage engineers before the family dispersed to other parts of the UK and world. Of key importance was Henry Bennett, 1765-1803, who was a leading builder and contractor, carpenter, builder of wind machines for drainage and brandy merchant who had inherited £20,000 from his father, Henry, d1788. Bankrupt 1795
Publications:
- Master Builders. The story of a Fenland family by Bennett, Jeremy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bennett, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Spalding, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
In business at Spalding from early 18th century as builders and drainage engineers before the family dispersed to other parts of the UK and world. Of key importance was Henry Bennett, 1765-1803, who was a leading builder and contractor, carpenter, builder of wind machines for drainage and brandy merchant who had inherited £20,000 from his father, Henry, d1788. Bankrupt 1795Publications:
- Master Builders. The story of a Fenland family by Bennett, Jeremy