Name:
James BENSLEY
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1813
Saxlingham
Census:
1841 (age 27-28)
Tharston3
25, agricultural labourer, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (20, farmer); along with his wife Elizabeth (20, female servant) and their child Jane (1), and Edward HUBBARD (19, agricultural labourer) and Martha HUBBARD (13, female servant)
Census:
1851 (age 37-38)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
38, a house servant, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with his wife Elizabeth (33, house servant) and their children Jane (10, scholar), Ann (9, scholar), William (7, scholar) and Robert (1)
Census:
1861 (age 47-48)
Tharston5
Address: Private House, Tharston
49, agricultural labourer, living with wife Elizabeth (42)
Death:
c. 1865 (age 51-52)
Burial:
2 Jun 1865
Tharston7
Name:
Elizabeth HUBBARD
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1818
Wacton
Census:
1841 (age 22-23)
Tharston3
20, female servant, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (20, farmer); along with her husband James (25, agricultural labourer) and their child Jane (1), and Edward HUBBARD (19, agricultural labourer) and Martha HUBBARD (13, female servant)
Census:
1851 (age 32-33)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
33, a house servant, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with her husband James (38, house servant) and their children Jane (10, scholar), Ann (9, scholar), William (7, scholar) and Robert (1)
Census:
1861 (age 42-43)
Tharston5
Address: Private House, Tharston
42, living with husband James (49, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1871 (age 52-53)
Barking, Essex8
Address: Station Road, Barking, Essex
54, nurse, living in the household of William J JUBB (32, civil engineer) and his family
Death:
c. 1881 (age 62-63)9
Name:
Jane BENSLEY
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
c. 1840
Baptism:
31 May 1840 (age 0)
Tharston10
Census:
1841 (age 0-1)
Tharston3
1, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (20, farmer); along with her parents James (25, agricultural labourer) and Elizabeth (20, female servant), and Edward HUBBARD (19, agricultural labourer) and Martha HUBBARD (13, female servant)
Census:
1851 (age 10-11)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
10, scholar, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with parents James (38, house servant) and Elizabeth (33, house servant), and siblings Ann (9, scholar), William (7, scholar) and Robert (1)
Name:
Sarah Ann BENSLEY
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1842
Baptism:
30 Jan 1842 (age 0)
Tharston12
Census:
1851 (age 8-9)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
9, scholar, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with parents James (38, house servant) and Elizabeth (33, house servant), and siblings Jane (10, scholar), William (7, scholar) and Robert (1)
Name:
William BENSLEY
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1844
Baptism:
20 Oct 1844 (age 0)
Tharston14
Baptism:
24 Feb 1850 (age 5-6)
Tharston16
baptised again at the same time as brother Robert
Census:
1851 (age 6-7)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
7, scholar, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with parents James (38, house servant) and Elizabeth (33, house servant), and siblings Jane (10, scholar), Ann (9, scholar) and Robert (1)
Name:
Robert BENSLEY
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1850
Tharston16
Baptism:
24 Feb 1850 (age 0)
Tharston16
Census:
1851 (age 0-1)
Tharston4
Address: Railway Cottage, Tharston
1, living in the household of Matthew SMITH (31, farmer of 120 acres employing 4 labourers); along with parents James (38, house servant) and Elizabeth (33, house servant), and siblings Jane (10, scholar), Ann (9, scholar) and William (7, scholar)
Death:
c. 1857 (age 6-7)
Burial:
17 May 1857
Tharston18
Some uncertainty about the year of the banns and marriage.
Parish register - banns. Wacton. Cit. Date: 13 October 1834.
Parish register - marriage. Wacton. Cit. Date: 6 November 1833.
1841 Census. HO107 757 3 1. Cit. Date: 1841.
1851 Census. HO107 1821 655 2. Cit. Date: 1851.
1861 Census. RG09 1233 168 3. Cit. Date: 1861.
Civil Registration - death. 1865 Q2 Depwade 4B 169. Cit. Date: Q2 1865.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 2 June 1865.
1871 Census. RG10 1649 126 32. Cit. Date: 1871.
Civil Registration - death. 1881 Q1 Romford 4A 125. Cit. Date: Q1 1881.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 31 May 1840.
Civil Registration - birth. 1840 Q2 Depwade 13 47. Cit. Date: Q2 1840.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 30 January 1842.
Civil Registration - birth. 1842 Q1 Depwade 13 49. Cit. Date: Q1 1842.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 20 October 1844.
Civil Registration - birth. 1844 Q4 Depwade 13 39. Cit. Date: Q4 1844.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 February 1850.
Civil Registration - death. 1857 Q2 Depwade 4B 138. Cit. Date: Q2 1857.
Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 17 May 1857.