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Caroline Eliza West 1840–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Bayswater Middlesex England

Death Date: JUN 1911

Death Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: William West

Mother: Caroline Defrates

Spouse(s): Augustus Benke

Children(s): Frederick Benke, Arthur Benke, Albert Benke, Louis Benké, Lily Benke, Augusta Benke, Lionel Benke, Charles Benke

The story of Caroline Eliza West began in 1840 in Bayswater Middlesex England. Caroline Eliza West married Augustus Benke, and had children including Albert Charles Benke, Arthur Augustus William Benke, Augusta Emma Benke, Charles Herbert Benke, Frederick Maximillian Benke, Lily Grace Benke, Lionel Francis Benke, Louis George Benke. Caroline Eliza West passed away in 1911 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Caroline Eliza West began in 1840 in Bayswater Middlesex England.
  • Caroline Eliza West married Augustus Benke, and had children including Albert Charles Benke, Arthur Augustus William Benke, Augusta Emma Benke, Charles Herbert Benke, Frederick Maximillian Benke, Lily Grace Benke, Lionel Francis Benke, Louis George Benke.
  • Caroline Eliza West passed away in 1911 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William West
1813–
Birth Location: Rochester, Kent, England
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Caroline Defrates
1803–1889
Birth Location: St Nicholas Rochester Kent
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Spouses(s)

Augustus Benke
1839–1890
Birth Location: Allington, Bridport, Dorset
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Children(s)

Frederick Benke
1870–1955
Birth Location: Aldershot, Hampshire, England
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Arthur Benke
1863–1939
Birth Location: Brompton, Kent, England
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Albert Benke
1865–
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Louis Benké
1866–1938
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Lily Benke
1872–
Birth Location: Newport Monmouth England
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Augusta Benke
1874–
Birth Location: Dublin
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Lionel Benke
1879–
Birth Location: Southampton (South Stoneham)
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Charles Benke
1864–1913
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent
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Caroline West's Ancestors

Self
Caroline West
1840–1911
Birth Place: Bayswater Middlesex England
Parents
William West
1813–
Rochester, Kent, England
Caroline Defrates
1803–1889
St Nicholas Rochester Kent
Grandparents
John Defrates
1761–1847
Rochester, Borough of Medway, England, United Kingdom
Ann Holtham
1768–1845
Rochester, Kent
Great-Grandparents
Francis Defrates
1710–1803
Mary Cheney
1725–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Frates
–1759
William Cheney
1704–1752
Judith Barrett
1706–1738

Caroline West's Descendants

1.
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Caroline (Eliza) West (1840–JUN 1911) m. Augustus Benke (1839–1 OCT 1890)
  1. 1. Frederick (maximillian) Benke 1870–1955 m. Charlotte (Ann) BIFFIN 1870–1959
    1. 1. Ethel (Marjorie) Benke 1898–1994
    2. 2. Arthur (Lionel) Benke 1902–1965 m. Dorothy (May (Doss)) Smith 1895–1979
    3. 3. Frederick (Hubert) Benke 1905–1975 m. Ursula (Margaret) Holker 1911–1999
    4. 4. Augustus (Louis George) Benke 1908–1970 m. Margaret (Sheila Maclaren) Wishart 1911–1990
    5. 5. Dorothy (Grace) BENKE 1899–1899
  2. 2. Arthur (Augustus William) Benke 1863–1939 m. Ellen (Alice) Withers 1863–1937
    1. 1. Arthur (Charles Gordon) Benke 1908–1908
    2. 2. Ellen (Patricia Pat) Benke 1906–1992 m. John (Alfred) Shaw 1908–1998
    3. 3. Dorothy (Isa) Benke 1903–1977
    4. 4. Victor (Etheridge) Benke 1892–1948 m. Gertrude (May (Gertie)) Ford 1893–1955
      1. 1. Victor (Ford (Dinks)) Benke 1920–1944
    5. 5. Augustus (Charles Herbert) Benke 1891–1958 m. Annie (Margaret) Griffith 1890–
      1. 1. Phyllis (Ethel) Benke 1916–2002
    6. 6. Ernest (Leslie (Les)) Benke 1896–1973 m. Amelia (Minnie (Molly)) Maffey 1892–
      1. 1. Bruce (Raymond) Benke 1927–1994
  3. 3. Albert (Charles) Benke 1865–
  4. 4. Louis (George) Benké 1866–1938
    1. 1. Norman (Louis A) Benk[é] 1901–1993
  5. 5. Lily (Grace) Benke 1872– m. Charles (Edward) Rittman 1872–
    1. 1. Winifred (Mary (Queenie)) Rittman 1897–1981
  6. 6. Augusta (Emma) Benke 1874–
  7. 7. Lionel (Francis) Benke 1879–
  8. 8. Charles (Herbert) Benke 1864–1913 m. Sarah (Eleanor) Lewis 1868–1932
    1. 1. Lionel (Lewis) Benke 1891–1973 m. Kathleen (Mary) Thomlinson 1883–1936 m. Barbara (Marion) Davis 1911–1986
      1. 1. Sheila (Mary) Benke 1925–1998 m. Philip (J) Hayden 1917–2003 m. Desmond (Bert) Hancox 1924–1998
      2. 2. Pamela (Kathleen) Benke 1922–1992 m. Lewis (William) Moule 1918–2009
    2. 2. Augustus (Charles Herbert) Benke 1889–1951 m. Ethel (Gertrude) Butler 1891–1991
      1. 1. Denys (Lionel) Benke 1919–2011 m. Diana (Constance Mary) Hare 1924–1981 m. Elaine (Minna) Whitting 1926–2002
      2. 2. Neville (Herbert) Benke 1923–2016 m. Iris (Mary (Dink)) Fenton 1924–2010
    3. 3. Frederick (William) Benke 1895–1938 m. Marion (Elizabeth) Barber 1899–1989
      1. 1. David (William) Benke 1927–2018

Caroline West's Timeline

7 Records

1835
20 SEP 1835
Caroline Eliza West was baptized in Newington, Surrey, England
Newington, Surrey, England
1840
1840
Birth of Caroline Eliza West in Bayswater Middlesex England
Bayswater Middlesex England
1851
1851
Age 11
Caroline Eliza West resided here
None
1851
1851
Age 11
Caroline Eliza West was employed in St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1901
1901
Age 61
Caroline Eliza West resided here
None
1911
JUN 1911
Age 71
Death of Caroline Eliza West in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Southampton, Hampshire, England
1911
2 APR 1911
Age 71
Caroline Eliza West appeared in census in 38. Shakespeare Avenue, Portswood Southampton, Hampshire, England
38. Shakespeare Avenue, Portswood Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bayswater Middlesex England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast, Volume: 2C; Page: 19; Line number: 104; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] Kent Marriages And Banns - Findmypast, Archive reference: P85163; Page: 84; Record set: Kent Marriages And Banns; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [3] Kent Marriages And Banns - Findmypast, Archive reference: P85163; Page: 84; Record set: Kent Marriages And Banns; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUN 1911
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1835
    Event Place: Newington, Surrey, England
    Record Source: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 - Findmypast, Batch number: C01710-1; Record set: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 2452; Folio: 218; Page: 1; Schedule: 4; HouseHoldID: 3377363; Record set: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, Wales

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 5946; Schedule: 169; HouseHoldID: 59460339; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1901
    Event Place: Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, Southampton
    Record Source: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 1069; Folio: 27; Page: 4; Schedule: 24; HouseHoldID: 1611290; Record set: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: Gillingham, Medway, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 479; Folio: 80; Page: 16; Schedule: 85; HouseHoldID: 699880; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: 38. Shakespeare Avenue, Portswood Southampton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 2452; Folio: 218; Page: 1; Schedule: 4; HouseHoldID: 3377363; Record set: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, Wales

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 2452; Folio: 218; Page: 1; Schedule: 4; HouseHoldID: 3377363; Record set: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, Wales

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
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