This is a transcript of a newspaper article from The Examiner dated February 15th ,1930:





The article is entitled “A Family of Ten that After Many Years Remains Complete”





It has a photo of Mrs. J Lowe, Mrs. GF Innocent, Mr. Ernest Bennett, Mr. Ben Bennett, 

Mr. Thomas Bennett, Mrs. JD Smith, Mrs. HC Jones, Mrs. Edwin Plinston, Mr. Baxter Bennett 

and Miss Mary Bennett.





Also the article has a photo of “The late Mr. and Mrs. B Bennett”





The article says:





Ten children of a remarkable local family whose aggregate ages approximate 620 years gathered 

in King’s Café, at a family reunion on Thursday afternoon.  The heads of this long-living family

were the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bennett, who carried on a successful  business in Warrngton.

Mr Bennett living to be 87 years of age.



They has a family of ten, six daughters ands four sons, all whom survive, and they are as follows:



Mr. Baxter Bennett, farmer, Labernum House, Hood Lane, who was 70 years of age on Thursday.



Mrs. Edwin Plinston, wife of a well-known local magistrate, who resides at 194, Wilderspool Road.



Mr. Ernest Bennett, Grange Farm, Sankey, a member of Great Sankey Parish Council.



Mrs. Herbert Jones, who resides at Wallasey.



Mr. Thomas Bennett, dairyman, Lovely Lane



Miss Mary Bennett, 194 Wilderspool Causeway



Mrs. John Lowe of Golborne



Mr. Ben Bennett, a partner in the firm of J.B. Isaac and Company, Sankey Street, 

who resides in Kendrick Street



Mrs. G.F. Innocent, 32 Nicholson Street



Mrs. John D. Smith, Basford, Stoke on Trent.



The photograph, which we produce, was taken at Birtles studio, Sankey Street on Thursday, 

where it is interesting to recall, a similar group was taken 47 years ago.



On Thursday the family partook of light refreshments at Kings Café, and subsequently spent 

a social evening at Grange Farm, Sankey, the residence of Mr. Ernest Bennett.  They concluded 

a very happy time by shaking hands and singing Auld Lang Syne.



The father of this remarkable family, Mr. Benjamin Bennett, died in October 1917, in his 88th year.

He was born at Pillmoss Farm Hatton, in the occupation of his father, whom he later succeeded.  

Subsequently he took Greenside Farm in the same township.  Mr. Bennett married a lady 

from Macclesfield in 1859, and a long and happy union ensued, for they celebrated their 

golden wedding day in 1909. Mrs Bennett died in 1913.



Mr. Bennett was a stalwart in the Wesleyan body.  He was one of the leading spirits in the erection

of the Wesleyan School Hatton, which was also used as a chapel under the Warrington Circuit.  On

laying the foundation stone of the Hatton Wesleyan school on June 10th 1875, he was presented with

a silver trowel, accompanied by a miniature mallet.  On retiring from Clapgate Farm to live in

Stockton Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett were associated with the Wesleyan Chapel there.



When the Bennetts left the country for the town, they took a milk business in School Brow,

and then moved to Clapgate Farm Lovely Lane, where for many years they carried on a thriving

dairy business.  One of Mr. Bennett’s sons remained on the farm when the old folks removed

to Stockton heath, where they lived with a daughter in Victoria Road.  Mr. Bennett represented

Hatton on the Runcorn Board of Guardians, and his other activities included the post of 

special village constable.”