A sad little story at first glance, but one that goes on to reveal the incredible family of Thomas Bentley, living near Dublin.
“BIRTH.] Lately, at Drumcondra, near Dublin, the wife of Thomas Bentley, of a son, who died the next day. This man is now in the 103rd year of his age, and attends the Dublin markets weekly with vegetables from his garden; his eldest son is 76 years of age, and his youngest in its fourth year.”
Stamford Mercury 16th October, 1807.