See also
| Husband: | George Stracey BENSON (1808-c. 1857) | |
| Wife: | Mary Ann HELLEY (c. 1805-c. 1867) | |
| Children: | George James BENSON (c. 1834- ) | |
| Charles BENSON (1836?-1868) | ||
| Henry BENSON (1840-1845) | ||
| William Edward BENSON (1841-1897) | ||
| Henry BENSON (1845-1872) | ||
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1833 | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England1 |
| Name: | George Stracey BENSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | George BENSON (1782- ) | |
| Mother: | Frances STRACEY (1783-1864) | |
| Birth | 4 Nov 1808 | Pentonville, Middlesex, England |
| White Lion Street | ||
| Baptism | 10 Mar 1809 (age 0) | Spitalfields, Middlesex, England |
| In Christchurch. Spitalfields is a neighbouring parish to Pentonville | ||
| Occupation | 1834 (age 25-26) | Ironmonger; Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Market Place | ||
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 35) | St James Clerkenwell, London, England2 |
| St John Square, Clerkenwell | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 41) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel Jane Helley - a niece, was living with George and Mary. She was a 22 year-old dress maker from Luton, Beds. |
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| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 42) | Ironmonger; Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| Death | c. 1857 (age 48-49) | |
| Occupation | 1870 (age 61-62) | Traveller |
| Given by son Henry at the time of his marriage. | ||
| Occupation | 1890 (age 81-82) | Traveller |
| Given by William at the time of his second marriage | ||
| Name: | Mary Ann HELLEY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | James HELEY (c. 1780- ) | |
| Mother: | Sarah UNKNOWN (1780?- ) | |
| Birth | c. 1805 | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Baptism | 17 May 1805 (age 0) | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England4 |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 30) | St James Clerkenwell, London, England2 |
| St John Square, Clerkenwell | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel | ||
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 52) | City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| 6 Shaftesbury Place, City of London | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 55-56) | No Occupation; City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| Death | c. 1867 (age 61-62) | Camberwell, Southwark, London, England |
| Name: | George James BENSON3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Maria JELLICOE (1835- ) | |
| Birth | c. 1834 | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England3 |
| Baptism | 4 Apr 1834 (age 0) | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Market Place | ||
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 7) | St James Clerkenwell, London, England2 |
| St John Square, Clerkenwell | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 17) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 16-17) | Grocer; Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 26) | St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London City, England6 |
| Wardrobe Terrace | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 26-27) | Traveller - Biscuits; St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London City, England6 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 36) | Camberwell, Southwark, London, England7 |
| Jardin Street, Camvberwell In Booth's analysis of the social make-up of London Streets, also known as Booths Poverty Map of 1891, Jardin Street was described as "Fairly comfortable, good ordinary earnings" As the streets tended to deteriorate over time if anything, it seems that William and Mary were living in a reasonably respectable and comfortable part of London. |
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| Occupation | 1881 (age 46-47) | grocer, cheesemonger; West Ham, London, England |
| 1a Congress Terrace, Station Road | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 44) | West Ham, London, England8 |
| 1a Congress Terrace, Station Road | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 46-47) | grocer & cheesemonger; West Ham, London, England8 |
| Name: | Charles BENSON3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sarah Margaret BRADLEY (1832?-1873) | |
| Birth | 1836 (cal) | St Lukes, London, England3 |
| Baptism | 3 Jul 1836 (age 0) | Finsbury, London, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 4) | St James Clerkenwell, London, England2 |
| St John Square, Clerkenwell | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 14) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 14-15) | Printers Apprentice; Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 26) | St Laurence Pountney, City of London, England9 |
| 10 Laurence Pountney Lane | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 24-25) | carman; St Laurence Pountney, City of London, England9 |
| Death | Q4 1868 (age 31-32) | Clerkenwell, London, England |
| Name: | Henry BENSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1840 | Clerkenwell, London, England |
| Death | Q4 1845 (age 4-5) | Whitechapel, London, England |
| Name: | William Edward BENSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Mary Ann TURNER (c. 1843-1888) | |
| Spouse 2: | Caroline Stewart GOWN (1850- ) | |
| Birth | 1841 | Clerkenwell, London, England3,10 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 8) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel | ||
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 18) | City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| 6 Shaftesbury Place, City of London | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 19-20) | Clerk to Gold Assayer; City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| Residence | 5 Sep 1869 (age 27-28) | Camberwell, Surrey, England11 |
| Neate Street | ||
| Occupation | 5 Sep 1869 (age 27-28) | Assayer; Camberwell, Surrey, England11 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 29) | Camberwell, Southwark, London, England7 |
| Jardin Street, Camvberwell In Booth's analysis of the social make-up of London Streets, also known as Booths Poverty Map of 1891, Jardin Street was described as "Fairly comfortable, good ordinary earnings" As the streets tended to deteriorate over time if anything, it seems that William and Mary were living in a reasonably respectable and comfortable part of London. |
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| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 29-30) | Assayers Assistant; Camberwell, Southwark, London, England7 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 39) | Newington, Surrey, England12 |
| Merrow Street, Walworth | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 39-40) | Assayers Assistant Tin Manuf.; Newington, Surrey, England12 |
| Occupation | Mar 1890 (age 48-49) | Porter |
| At the time of his marriage to Caroline. | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 48) | Newington, Surrey, England10 |
| 2 Stopford Road, Newington | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 49-50) | Assayers Assistant; Newington, Surrey, England10 |
| Death | Q3 1897 (age 55-56) | St Saviour Southwark, London, England |
| Name: | Henry BENSON3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Louisa BARTLETT (1847-1884) | |
| Birth | Q4 1845 | Clerkenwell, London, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 6) | Whitechapel, London, England3 |
| 19 Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel | ||
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 15) | City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| 6 Shaftesbury Place, City of London | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 15) | Apprentice Bookbinder; City of London, Middlesex, England5 |
| Occupation | 1870 (age 24-25) | Painter |
| At the time of his marriage | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 26) | Shoreditch, London, England13 |
| 54 Baring Street | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 25) | Painter; Shoreditch, London, England13 |
| Death | 1872 (age 26-27) | Shoreditch, London, England |
| 1 | Batch No M07248-1 England ODM Source Film no 991383. |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born George Benson,M,35,,N Mary Ann Benson,F,30,,N George Benson,M,7,,N Charles Benson,M,4,,N Henry Benson,M,5m,,Y |
| 3 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity George Benson,Head,Mar,M,41,Ironmonger,Pentonville, Middlesex, England, Mary Ann Benson,Wife,Mar,F,39,,Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, George Benson,Son,Unm,M,17,Grocer,, Charles Benson,Son,Unm,M,14,Printers Apprentice,, William Edward Benson,Son,Unm,M,8,,Clerkenwell, London, England, Henry Benson,Son,Unm,M,6,,Clerkenwell, London, England, |
| 4 | IGI. Batch NoC07248-3. Assessment: Questionable. May not be the correct Mary Ann |
| 5 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Mary Ann Unknown,Head,Wid,F,52,No Occupation,Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, William Edward Benson,Son,Unm,M,18,Clerk to Gold Assayer,Clerkenwell, London, England, Henry Benson,Son,Unm,M,15,Apprentice Bookbinder,Clerkenwell, London, England, |
| 6 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity George J Benson,Head,Unm,M,26,Traveller - Biscuits,Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, |
| 7 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity William Edward Benson,Head,Mar,M,29,Assayers Assistant,St Luke's, Middlesex, England, Mary Ann Benson,Wife,Mar,F,27,,Rotherhithe, London, England, Edward Turner,Father-in-law,Unm,M,69,Bricklayer and Plasterer,Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, George James Benson,Lodger,Unm,M,36, Commercial Traveller, Spice Trader, Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
| 8 | Text From Source: Census England 1881 Address: 1a Congress Terrace, Station Road Place: West Ham, London, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity George James Benson,Head,Mar,M,44,grocer & cheesemonger,Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, Maria Benson,Wife,Mar,F,46,,Marylebone, London, England, |
| 9 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Charles Benson,Head,Mar,M,26,Carman,St Lukes, London, England, Sarah Margaret Benson,Wife,Mar,F,28,,Ripley, Surrey, England, Mary Ann Benson,Daughter,Unm,F,1,,St Botolph, Aldgate, City of London, England, Charles Benson,Son,Unm,M,10d,,St Laurence Pountney, City of London, England, |
| 10 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity William Edward Benson,Head,M,M,48,Assayers Assistant,,Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, Caroline Benson,Wife,M,F,40,,,Gravesend, Kent, England, Edward Benson,Son,S,M,19,Bakers Assistant,,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, Henry Benson,Son,S,M,17,Printers Assistant,,Newington,London, England, Elizabeth Benson,Daughter,S,F,14,,,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, Emma Benson,Daughter,S,F,10,,,Newington,London, England, William Albert Benson,Son,S,M,1,,,Newington,London, England, |
| 11 | Text From Source: 1869, Marriage solemnized at St George District Parish, Wells Way, Camberwell in the County of Surrey Marriage No: London Church of England Marriages & Banns 1754-1938,St George, Camberwell, Southwark 1868-1882 When Married: 5 Sep 1869 Name and Surname: William Edward Benson and Mary Ann Turner Age: Full and Full Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: Assayer and - Residence at the time of Marriage: Neate Street, Camberwell and Neate Street, Camberwell Fathers' Names and Surnames: George Benson (Deceased) and Edward Turner Rank or Profession of Father: bricklayer Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, After Banns by me, J.Cooper Lintott. This Marriage was solemnized between us, William Edward Benson and Mary Ann Turner in the Presence of us, George James Benson, Jane Brinton |
| 12 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity William Edward Benson,Head,Mar,M,39,Assayers Assistant Tin Manuf.,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, Mary Ann Benson,Wife,Mar,F,35,,Rotherhithe, London, England, Edward Benson,Son,Unm,M,9,Scholar,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, Henry Benson,Son,Unm,M,7,Scholar,Newington,London, England, Elizabeth Benson,Daughter,Unm,F,4,,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, George W Benson,Son,Unm,M,1,,Camberwell Southwark, London, England, |
| 13 | Text From Source: Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Henry Benson,Head,Mar,M,26,Painter,Clerkenwell, London, England, Louisa Benson,Wife,Mar,F,23,,Appledore, Devon, England, |