The family appear on the 1841 census as follows (limited details I'm afraid):

 

George Bant b: 1816 Middlesex - Saddle Tree Rivetter (not sure what this might be)

Mary Bant b: 1816 Middlesex

Mary Bant b:1835 Middlesex

George Bant b: 1837 Middlesex

Emily Bant b: 1839 Middlesex

Eliza Bant b: 1841 Middlesex

 

The address shown is Wellington Street, St Leonards, Shoreditch.

 

Kay

Manager

I've got them on the 1851 census as well:

 

The address looks like 17 Wellington Road.

 

George Bant b: 1814 Bethnal Green - Head - Saddle Tree Rivetter

Mary Bant b: 1814 Shoreditch - wife

Emily Bant b: 1839 Shoreditch - daughter

Eliza Bant b: 1841 Shoreditch - daughter

Charles Bant b: 1844 Shoreditch - son

Ellen Bant b: 1848 Shoreditch - daughter

 

Interestingly enough, I've found that George Bant b: 1837 is listed as a servant in 1851 with the following JACOBS family at 27 Nelson Street:

 

Jospeh Jacobs b: 1826 Bethnal Green  - Head - Licensed Victualler

Charlotte Jacobs b: 1827 Bethnal Green - Wife

Charlotte Jacobs b: 1850 Bethnal Green - Daughter

George Jacobs b: 1832 Bethnal Green - Brother - Barman

 

That looks like we've found one of the Jacobs connections then!!

 

Kay

Manager

As we know, Mary had already married Charles William Robertson by the time the 1851 census was taken - hence the reason she doesn't show as Bant!

 

Kay

Manager

I have found a few birth records of the children, as follows:

 

Births Dec 1838   (>99%)
Bant	Emily		Shoreditch	2	352

 

 

 

Births Mar 1841   (>99%)
BANT	Eliza		Shoreditch	2	42[25]
Bant	Eliza		Shoreditch	2	423

 

 

 

 

Births Mar 1848   (>99%)
BANT	Ellen		Shoreditch	2	449

 

 

 

As George (and Mary) were born before the 1837 compulsory records, I can find no actual record for them.  Charles is also proving elusive - the only one recorded was born in Stratford!  Again, I'm wondering if Charles was perhaps a middle name that was used instead.

 

Kay

Manager

By the time the 1861 census was taken, there were more children!  Here's what I've found for the family then:

 

George Bant b: 1814 Bethnal Green - head - Saddle Tree Maker

Mary Bant b: 1813 Bethnal Green - wife

Charles Bant b: 1844 Shoreditch - son

Edward Bant b: 1851 Bethnal Green - son

Eliza Bant b: 1841 Shoreditch - daughter

Ellen Bant b: 1848 Shoreditch - daughter

Robert Bant b: 1855 Bethnal Green - son

Emily Cole b: 1839 Shoredtich - daughter

John Cole b: 1835 Stepney - son-in-law - Fancy Box Maker

 

The address is:  3 Aske Street, St Leonards, Shoreditch.

 

Kay

Manager

A few further records I've found:

 

Firstly births:

 

 

Births Jun 1852   (>99%)
Bant	Edward		Bethnal Green	1c	210

 

and

 

Births Jun 1854   (99%)
BANT	Robert		*	*	256

 

 

Then the marriage of Emily to John Cole:

 

Marriages Dec 1858   (>99%)
Bant	Emily		Hackney	1b	483
COARE	Emily		Hackney	1b	483
Cole	John		Hackney	1b	483
Rennell	George		Hackney	1b	483

 

Kay

Manager

 

 

 

 

By 1871 George was living at Lewington Place, Hackney and is recorded as employing one man and three boys.  He is residing with his wife Mary and sons Charles, Edward and Robert who, like their father, are listed as Saddle Tree Smiths.

 

There are two boarders also residing with them - William Wiltshire and his wife Alice.

 

Kay

Manager

According to the 1881 census George is a Sadletree Fitter (Saddler) - this just about answers that question!

 

Also by then Mary had died:

 

Deaths Dec 1871   (>99%)
Bant	Mary	60	Shoreditch	1c	131

 

 

and George had remarried:

 

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Marriages Sep 1872   (>99%)
Bant	George		Bethnal Green	1c	660

SELLWOOD

Annie Leighton

Bethnal Green

1c

660

 

 

and was living at 1 Baldwin Street, Holborn.

 

Kay

Manager

I have found a death record for George as follows:

 

Deaths Dec 1882   (>99%)
BANT	George	68	Shoreditch	1c	65

I hope this information is of help to you Dee.  I would have liked to have found a birth or marriage record for George but alas nothing has been forthcoming.

 

Do let me know though if I can persue anything further for you.

 

Best wishes.

 

Kay

Manager

Thank you Kay

sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you, but i have had a few rough months with a back injury and have only just in the past couple of days got back online and to find a reminder email from Marion, Thank you so much for this info and i think i may have also had a reply from a member of the Bant family so will check out these details and get back to you asap, once again please accept my apologies for the delay i do appreciate your help.

Best wishes

Dee

Hi Dee

 

Sorry to hear about your back injury and hope you are well and truly on the mend now.

 

I will wait to hear from you should you need my help further on this one.

 

Best wishes.

 

Kay

Manager

Hi Kay

just thought i would let you know just going thru the Bants again and the one where they are servants with the Jacobs is very interesting and wondering if there is a link there with my lot as these are in Bethnal Green and mine are from the Lambeth area will have to look into this and i also have a friend who is researching Jacobs and hers are from Bethnal Green i will let you know if i find anything out on these i had missed that bit when i read it last time.

Dee

Hi Dee

 

Well it's quite a possibility there's a connection - I've known this happen before so keep me posted.

 

Kay

Manager