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William Henry Benham
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
William Henry Benham Date and place of birth 10th January 1837 Islington, Middlesex confirmed thanks to Wendy On the 1891 & 1901 census he gave 'Bawdsey, Suffolk' as his birthplace - his dad was living there at the time in 1911 he gave 'Kelsale, Suffolk' as his birthplace - his mum was born there Names of parents William Benham & Elizabeth (Sillett) Date and place of baptism - if applicable 9th August 1840 Islington with his brother George & sister Betsey (also confirmed thanks to Wendy) Details of each of his or her marriages - if any 1st February 1864 at St Giles Cripplegate to Caroline Rebecca Payne Occupation(s) - if any now you've asked! 1861 - letter carrier 1864 - butcher - this is on his marriage cert, I can only imagine that it was a short-lived experiment 1871 - postman/letter carrier 1881 - Superannuated GPO 1891 - Caretaker 1897 - Caretaker of banks 1898 - Post Office pensioner 1901 - Night porter (bank) 1911 - Postal pensioner 1916 - Pensioned bank porter Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on. 1840 - Richard Street, Islington (also from PR!) 1841 - Shepperton Street, Islington 1851 - 5 Norfolk Place, Islington 1861 - 13 Lansdowne Place, Bethnal Green 1864 - 8 Culford Road, Islington (on marriage cert) 1866 - 416 Hackney Road, Bethnal Green 1871 - Harrow Lane, Leyton, Essex 1873 - 11 Angle Street, Leytonstone, Essex 1881 - 77 Howard's Road, West Ham 1891-1911 - 53 Plaistow grove, West Ham Date, place and cause of death 5th March 1916 Forest Geriatric Home, West Ham 'senility' Date and place of burial / cremation. unknown Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable unknown Memorial inscription - if any unknown
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His baptism plus George and Betsy are on Ancestry. Do you have them?
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oo no - I'll go and look now - thanks Wendy
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Damn -
It wants me to upgrade my membership to look at that.... I never found them on the igi - a contact gave me the info years ago and I never managed to verify it. Could you tell me the details Wendy please?
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Send me your e-mail address Sarah and I'll send you the image.
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Thanks Wendy
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On it's way.
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Updated today with cert info
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