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Bennett, (Enoch) Arnold (1867-1931),
English novelist, playwright, and essayist, born in Hanley (27th May 1867), Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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 Arnold Bennett's home No 205 Waterloo Road Enoch Bennett, the father of Arnold Bennett, had bought a building site on Henry Meakin’s estate for £200 in 1879 where he built a house at a cost of £900, No 205 Waterloo Road. This is a large three-storey red brick house with a façade much embellished with terra cotta. It has two bay windows at the front and six bedrooms. 
 
 
 
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The Bennett family were recorded in the new house in the 1881 census:
1881 census:
Dwelling: 205 Waterloo Rd
Census Place: Burslem, Stafford, England
| Name | Marr | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Enoch BENNETT | M 37 M | Head | Burslem | Solicitor | 
| Sarah A. BENNETT | M 40 F | Wife | Mottram, Cheshire | Solicitors Wife | 
| Enoch A. BENNETT | 13 M | Son | Hanley | Scholar | 
| Frank C. BENNETT | 12 M | Son | Hanley | Scholar | 
| Fannie G. BENNETT | 11 F | Daur | Hanley | Scholar | 
| Emily V. BENNETT | 9 F | Daur | Hanley | Scholar | 
| Eliza Tertia BENNETT | 8 F | Daur | Burslem | Scholar | 
| Septimus A. BENNETT | 4 M | Son | Burslem | Scholar | 
| Emily DURBER | U 23 F | Serv | Burslem | General Domestic Servant | 


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