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Edward Augustus Murray Benson 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 7 April 1857

Death Location: Parkville, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Benson

Mother: Mary MacKay

Spouse(s): Susanna Millar

Children(s): Julia Benson, CHARLES BENSON, Charles Benson, Mary Benson, Alfred Benson, Caroline Benson, Edward Benson, Albert Benson, William Benson

In 1785, Edward Augustus Murray Benson entered the world in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England, born to William Benson And Mary Mackay. Edward Augustus Murray Benson married Susanna Millar, and had children including Albert Benson, Alfred Benson, Caroline Benson, Charles Benson, Charles Frederick Benson, Edward Augustus Benson, Julia Benson, Mary Ann Benson, William Benson. Edward Augustus Murray Benson passed away in 1857 in Parkville, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Edward Augustus Murray Benson entered the world in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England, born to William Benson And Mary Mackay.
  • Edward Augustus Murray Benson married Susanna Millar, and had children including Albert Benson, Alfred Benson, Caroline Benson, Charles Benson, Charles Frederick Benson, Edward Augustus Benson, Julia Benson, Mary Ann Benson, William Benson.
  • Edward Augustus Murray Benson passed away in 1857 in Parkville, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benson
1770–1820
Birth Location: Dalton, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
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Mary MacKay
1773–1840
Birth Location: Moulton, Northamptonshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Millar
1791–1839
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
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Children(s)

Julia Benson
1828–1884
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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CHARLES BENSON
1819–1901
Birth Location: Bermondey, Surrey, England
CB
Charles Benson
1819–1901
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
CB
Mary Benson
1825–1864
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
MB
Alfred Benson
1832–1904
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
AB
Caroline Benson
1820–1883
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
CB
Edward Benson
1815–1857
Birth Location: Southwark St Saviour, Surrey, England
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Albert Benson
1823–
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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William Benson
1816–1856
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
WB

Edward Benson's Ancestors

Self
Edward Benson
1785–1857
Birth Place: Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Benson
1770–1820
Dalton, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Mary MacKay
1773–1840
Moulton, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
THOMAS BENSON
1746–1846
Tatham, Lancashire, England
PATIENCE LUCAS
1746–1830
Melling, Lancashire, England
Andrew MacKay
1747–1794
Rivington, Lancashire, England
Mary Barber
1750–1811
Moulton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Benson
1717–1754
Elizabeth Clementson
1720–
Richard Lucas
1708–1760
Margaret Edmundson
1713–1750
William Barber
1715–1770
Mary Digby
1717–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Benson
1680–1741
Anne Benson
1680–1735
Joshua Lucas
1670–1741
Jana Slater
1681–1741
Joanna Garlick
1676–1749
John #
1687–1729
Jane Bennett
1684–1768

Edward Benson's Descendants

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Edward (Augustus Murray) Benson (10 Mar 1785–7 April 1857) m. Susanna Millar (05 May 1791–5 Mar 1839)
  1. 1. Julia Benson 1828–1884 m. John McLeod 1822–1888
    1. 1. Edwin (Joseph) Lever 1847–1905
    2. 2. Julia (Charlotte) Lever 1850–1901
    3. 3. James Lever 1852–1922
    4. 4. Frances (Mary) Lever 1856–1881
    5. 5. Frederick (Charles) Lever 1860–1918
    6. 6. Alfred (Walter) Lever 1855–1855
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Lever 1853–1853
    8. 8. Charles (Algernon Percy) Lever 1865–1876
    9. 9. Ernest (Henry) Lever 1863–1897
    10. 10. Isabella (Ernestine) Lever 1860–1916
  2. 2. CHARLES (FREDERICK) BENSON 1819–1901
  3. 3. Charles Benson 1819–1901
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Benson 1825–1864
  5. 5. Alfred Benson 1832–1904
  6. 6. Caroline Benson 1820–1883
  7. 7. Edward (Augustus) Benson 1815–1857
  8. 8. Albert Benson 1823–
  9. 9. William Benson 1816–1856

Edward Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1785
10 Mar 1785
Birth of Edward Augustus Murray Benson in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
1857
7 April 1857
Age 72
Death of Edward Augustus Murray Benson in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1857
    Event Place: Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkville, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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