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James BENSON

Male 1854 - 1936  (82 years)


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  • Name James BENSON 
    Birth 1854  Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1861 Census
    Baptism 7 Jul 1854  Whitby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry Select Births and Christenings
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1936  St Margaret Aislaby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Inscription reads: In loving memory of
      James Benson who died 26th Jun 1934 aged 82 years & of
      Eliza whife of the above who died 25th Apr 1853 aged 85 years &
      John Corney Benson who fell in action in France 25th Sep 1917 aged 27 years
    Death 26 Jun 1936 
    • FreeBMD Jun 1936 Whitby 9d 533 aged 82
      Burial Record
    Person ID I3237  Main Tree
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2025 

    Father Henry BENSON,   b. 1810, Fylingdales Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891 (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann BOANAS,   b. 24 May 1817, Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1901 (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1849 
    • FreeBMD Dec 1849 Whitby 23 719
    Family ID F848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza CORNEY,   b. 1869, Aislaby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1953 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1890 
    • FreeBMD Dec 1890 Whitby 9d 885
    Children 
     1. John Corney BENSON,   b. 1890, Aislaby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1917 (Age 27 years)
     2. Annie Elizabeth BENSON,   b. 1893   d. 3 Mar 1899 (Age 6 years)
     3. William BENSON,   b. 1895, Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary J BENSON,   b. 1897, Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Edith BENSON,   b. 1899, Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth BENSON,   b. 1901, Ruswarp Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James Arthur BENSON,   b. 1904, Stakesby Whitby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Wilfred BENSON,   b. 28 Jul 1907, Stakesby Whitby Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2026 

  • Notes 
    • 1861 RG9 3649 10 at Cross Butts Ruswarp son single aged 7 born Ruswarp
      1871 RG10 4849 16 at Cross Butts Ruswarp son single apprentice joiner aged 16 born Ruswarp
      1881 RG 11 4835 40 at Cross Butts Farm House Ruswarp son single farmer aged 27 born Ruswarp
      1891 RG12 3995 57 at Cross Butts Farm Ruswarp son married farmer's son aged 38 born Whitby
      1901 RG13 4560 65 at White Leys Farm Ruswarp head married farmer aged 47 born Cross Butts
      1911 RG14 29119 120 at Brickyard Cottage Ruswarp 4 rooms head married farm labourer aged 56 born Cross Butts
      1921 RG15 23975 41 at Ewe Cote Whitby head married farmer aged 67 & 2 months born Whitby