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Benson David

Male 1859 - 1949  (89 years)


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  • Name Benson David  [1
    Residence Bef 15 Apr 1848  31 Fullerrton,North Stockton,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 6 Aug 1859  ,Laisterdyke,Yorkshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1891  ,Hunslet,Yorkshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 9 Dec 1912  ,Sydney,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1949  ,Stockton, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 15 Apr 1949  Stockton Cemetery,Stockton,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I10026  GeniAus Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2022 

    Family 1 Midgley Mary Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jan 1862, ,,Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1895, ,,Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1881  St Peter (Bradford Cathedral),Bradford,Yorkshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Benson George,   b. 13 Dec 1881
     2. Benson Sarah Annie,   b. 30 Jan 1884
     3. Benson Harry,   b. 25 Aug 1885, ,Bradford,Yorkshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1975, ,Carey Bay,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Benson James,   b. 30 Nov 1887,   d. 1955, ,London,Middlesex,England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Benson Colonel,   b. 14 Jun 1890, ,,Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1905, ,Bradford,Yorkshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F3284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Widdison Eliza Ann,   d. 7 Aug 1932, ,Stockton, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1896 
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F3288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Feb 1881 - St Peter (Bradford Cathedral),Bradford,Yorkshire,England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - ,Hunslet,Yorkshire,England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 9 Dec 1912 - ,Sydney,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1949 - ,Stockton, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Apr 1949 - Stockton Cemetery,Stockton,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3024] NSW Death Index, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, BENSON HARRY 105174/1975 DAVID MARY ELIZABETH.

    2. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3663; Folio: 89; Page: 9.
      Name: David Benson
      Gender: Male
      Age: 31
      Relationship: Head
      Birth Year: 1860
      Spouse: Marcy E Benson
      Child: Sarah A Benson
      Harry Benson
      Jim Benson
      Colonel Benson
      Birth Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
      Civil Parish: Hunslet
      Residence Place: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
      Sub registration district: Hunslet
      ED, Institution or Vessel: 26
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Piece: 3663
      Folio: 89
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      David Benson 31
      Marcy E Benson 29
      George Benson 9
      Sarah A Benson 7
      Harry Benson 5
      Jim Benson 3
      Colonel Benson 8/12


    3. [S10] Newcastle Herald, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Sat 23 Apr 1949 Page 6 MR. DAVID BENSON.
      MR. DAVID BENSON.
      Mr. David Benson, who died at
      Stockton recently, was born at
      Bradford, Yorkshire. He was 89.
      Mr. Benson, a moulder, was
      lmost blinded in a molten metal
      blast at Walsh Island about 25
      years ago.
      Mr. Benson lived at Stockton for
      the past 36 years. He is survived
      by six sons, George, Harry, James,
      Williaii, Arthur and Jack, and two
      daughters, Mrs. H. Browne, of Salt
      Ash, and Mrs. H. Jenkinson, of
      Dorset, England.
      The funeral was to Stockton
      Cemetery.

    4. [S2874] FindaGrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49505092/david-benson.

    5. [S10] Newcastle Herald, Sat 16 Apr 1949 .

    6. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: BDP14.
      Name: Mary Elizabeth Midgley
      Marriage Age: 19
      Event Type: Marriage
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1881
      Marriage Place: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
      Parish as it Appears: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
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      Father: George Midgley
      Spouse: David Benson