Family of James BENSLEY and Elizabeth HUBBARD

Husband: James BENSLEY

  • 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)

  • Tharston6,7

  • Burial:

  • 2 Jun 1865

  • Tharston7

Wife: Elizabeth HUBBARD

  • 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

  •  

Child 1: Jane BENSLEY

  • Name:

  • Jane BENSLEY

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • George BLAZEY ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1840

  • Tharston10,11

  • 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)

Child 2: Sarah Ann BENSLEY

  • Name:

  • Sarah Ann BENSLEY

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1842

  • Tharston12,13

  • 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)

Child 3: William BENSLEY

  • Name:

  • William BENSLEY

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1844

  • Tharston14,15

  • 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)

Child 4: Robert BENSLEY

  • 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)

  • Tharston17,18

  • Burial:

  • 17 May 1857

  • Tharston18

Note on Marriage

Some uncertainty about the year of the banns and marriage.

Sources

1.

Parish register - banns. Wacton. Cit. Date: 13 October 1834.

2.

Parish register - marriage. Wacton. Cit. Date: 6 November 1833.

3.

1841 Census. HO107 757 3 1. Cit. Date: 1841.

4.

1851 Census. HO107 1821 655 2. Cit. Date: 1851.

5.

1861 Census. RG09 1233 168 3. Cit. Date: 1861.

6.

Civil Registration - death. 1865 Q2 Depwade 4B 169. Cit. Date: Q2 1865.

7.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 2 June 1865.

8.

1871 Census. RG10 1649 126 32. Cit. Date: 1871.

9.

Civil Registration - death. 1881 Q1 Romford 4A 125. Cit. Date: Q1 1881.

10.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 31 May 1840.

11.

Civil Registration - birth. 1840 Q2 Depwade 13 47. Cit. Date: Q2 1840.

12.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 30 January 1842.

13.

Civil Registration - birth. 1842 Q1 Depwade 13 49. Cit. Date: Q1 1842.

14.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 20 October 1844.

15.

Civil Registration - birth. 1844 Q4 Depwade 13 39. Cit. Date: Q4 1844.

16.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 February 1850.

17.

Civil Registration - death. 1857 Q2 Depwade 4B 138. Cit. Date: Q2 1857.

18.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 17 May 1857.


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