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Bernard Benson 1525 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Loughrigg, Westmorland, England

Death Date: BEF 1597

Death Location: Loughrigg, Westmorland, England

Father: John Benson

Mother: Martha Spelman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gilpin

Children(s): Margaret Benson

The story of Bernard Benson began in 1525 in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England. Bernard Benson married Elizabeth Sarah Gilpin, and had children including Margaret Jane Benson. Bernard Benson passed away in 1597 in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard Benson began in 1525 in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England.
  • Bernard Benson married Elizabeth Sarah Gilpin, and had children including Margaret Jane Benson.
  • Bernard Benson passed away in 1597 in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benson
1502 – 1570
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Martha Spelman
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gilpin
1526 – 1597
Birth Location: Kentmere, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Benson
1540 – 1584
Birth Location: South Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England
MB

Bernard Benson's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Benson
1525 – 1597
Birth Place: Loughrigg, Westmorland, England
Parents
John Richard Benson
1502 – 1570
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha Spelman
1510 – 1565
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Mary) Lysley
1480 – 1554
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernard Benson's Descendants

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Bernard Benson (1525 – BEF 1597) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Gilpin (1526 – 1597)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Benson (1540 – 1584) m. William (II Willem Lt. Doctor Thompson alias Hunt) (ENG) (1538 – 1585)
    1. 1. John (I Tompson (alias) Hunt) (30 January 1560 – 6 November 1626) m. Elizabeth Burton (1564 – 2 Aug 1590)
      1. 1. William Thompson (4 January 1576 – July 1623) m. Elizabeth ((Phillis)) Cuningham (Feb 1573 – 19 July 1608)

Bernard Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Bernard Benson in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England
Loughrigg, Westmorland, England
1597
BEF 1597
Age 72
Death of Bernard Benson in Loughrigg, Westmorland, England
Loughrigg, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Loughrigg, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1597
    Event Place: Loughrigg, Westmorland, England
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