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William Bence

Male 1826 - 1900  (73 years)


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  • Name William Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] 
    Birth 2 May 1826  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] 
    Baptism 6 Jul 1828  Macclesfield, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 1900  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11, 15, 17, 22] 
    • Age: 73
    William Bence death 1900    		 William Bence death 1900
    Burial Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 22] 
    Person ID I231  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father John Bence,   b. 1788, See research note Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1855, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hannah Pell,   b. 1789, Almondbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1868, Bridegwater, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1812  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    • banns - aug 9, 16, 23 7
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Gaskell,   b. 4 May 1826, Disley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1853, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1848  Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 16, 19] 
    • BINCE, William to GASKELL,Ann 1848 Church/Register Office: Didsbury, St. James, County: Lancashire Registers at: Archives , Manchester Central Library Reference: 53/2/157
    Children 
     1. Peter Gaskell Bence,   b. 30 Nov 1849, 26 George's Road, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1919, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Ellen Bence,   b. 29 Mar 1852, Love Lane, Heaton Norris Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1852, 81 Love Lane, Heaton Norris, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Sarah Jane Hudson,   b. 30 May 1826, Cheadle Bulkley, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1904, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1853  Heaton Chapel, St Thomas, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 16, 19] 
    Children 
     1. Horatio Bence,   b. 22 Jul 1854, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1854, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John William Bence,   b. 2 Oct 1855, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island now part of Fall River Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1939, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Edwin Bence,   b. 4 Feb 1858, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1862, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah J Bence,   b. 16 Feb 1860, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1933, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Mary Hannah Bence,   b. 10 May 1862, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1863, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Eli Bence,   b. 17 Jan 1865, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1915, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Minnie Bence,   b. 30 Jul 1868, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1930, Dwelly Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F66  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Bence William    		Bence William
    Studio Portrait
    William Bence death 1900    		William Bence death 1900
    William Bence will, Fall River Daily Evening News, p. 2, 04 apr 1900    		William Bence will, Fall River Daily Evening News, p. 2, 04 apr 1900
    Peter Bence job at Mount Hope school    		Peter Bence job at Mount Hope school
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 7 Feb 1900 - Page 2
    William Bence notice of will    		William Bence notice of will
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 4 Apr 1900 - Page 2
    William Bence resignation Bowen School 1    		William Bence resignation Bowen School 1
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 19 Mar 1900 - Page 3
    William Bence death notice    		William Bence death notice
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 19 Mar 1900 - Page 3
    The British-Americans    		The British-Americans
    506 Mt. Hope Ave., Fall River    		506 Mt. Hope Ave., Fall River
    Photo taken 1989. Near Mt. Hope School where Wiliam Bence worked as a janitor.
    Didsbury, St. James    		Didsbury, St. James
    William Bence & Ann Gaskell wedding performed here. Didsbury is on the River Mersey near Cheadle.
    William Bence farm, Swansea    		William Bence farm, Swansea
    William Bence owned and operated this farm for about two years.
    Riverview and Bay St., Fall River    		Riverview and Bay St., Fall River
    Photo taken 1989. Northwest corner of Riverview St. and Bay St., Fall River.

    Documents
    Map fo Stockport Borough Cemetery    		Map fo Stockport Borough Cemetery
    No headstone
    William Bence death cert.    		William Bence death cert.
    Ellen Bence death cert.    		Ellen Bence death cert.
    William Bence Sarah Hudson marriage cert    		William Bence Sarah Hudson marriage cert
    St. Thomas Church

    Histories
    Children of John Bence enrolled in Stockport Sunday School    		Children of John Bence enrolled in Stockport Sunday School
    Notes on William Bence    		Notes on William Bence
    Death Notice & Obituary    		Death Notice & Obituary
    Bence Plot in Stockport Borough Cemetery    		Bence Plot in Stockport Borough Cemetery
    Origins of John Bence    		Origins of John Bence
    Where did the Bence family come from prior to living in the Stockport area?
    Massachusetts State Census, 29 Aug 1855    		Massachusetts State Census, 29 Aug 1855

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      Massachusetts, State Census, 1865      		 Massachusetts, State Census, 1865


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      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
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      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1870
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      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census
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      Birth date: abt 1827
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      Residence date: 1851
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      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census
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      Birth date: abt 1827
      Birth place: Stockport, Cheshire, England
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      Birth place: England
      Residence date:
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      Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950      		 Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950
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