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Elizabeth Mary Benson 1744–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6th May 1744

Birth Location: Hinxton Cambridgeshire England

Death Date: Jun 1838

Death Location: Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Bonson

Mother: Suannah Downam

Spouse(s): James Bright

Children(s): John Bright, Jacob Bright, Mary Bright, Susanna Bright, Mary Bright, Martha Bright

In 1744, Elizabeth Mary Benson entered the world in Hinxton Cambridgeshire England, born to William Bonson And Suannah Downam. Elizabeth Mary Benson married James Bright, and had children including Jacob James Bright, John B Bright, Martha Bright, Mary Anne Bright, Mary Bright, Susanna Bright. Elizabeth Mary Benson passed away in 1838 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Elizabeth Mary Benson entered the world in Hinxton Cambridgeshire England, born to William Bonson And Suannah Downam.
  • Elizabeth Mary Benson married James Bright, and had children including Jacob James Bright, John B Bright, Martha Bright, Mary Anne Bright, Mary Bright, Susanna Bright.
  • Elizabeth Mary Benson passed away in 1838 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bonson
–1801
Birth Location: –
WB
Suannah Downam
–1789
Birth Location: –
SD

Spouses(s)

James Bright
1747–1832
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

John Bright
1779–1845
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
JB
Jacob Bright
1775–1851
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
JB
Mary Bright
1777–1856
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
MB
Susanna Bright
1784–1860
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Mary Bright
1789–
Birth Location: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
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Martha Bright
1788–1867
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
MB

Elizabeth Benson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Benson
1744–1838
Birth Place: Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
Parents
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
Grandparents
Charles Benson
1700–1753
Hannah Bunyan
1694–1770
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Benson's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Mary) Benson (6th May 1744–Jun 1838) m. James Bright (25 Dec 1747–20 May 1832)
  1. 1. John (B) Bright 1779–1845 m. Elizabeth Collins 1781–1849
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bright 1813–1881 m. William Layton 1804–1862
      1. 1. Thomas Layton 1846–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Layton 1845–1874 m. Joseph Day 1840–
      3. 3. John Layton 1841–
      4. 4. Zillah (Adah) Layton 1840–1937 m. William Smith 1844–
      5. 5. Mary Layton 1834–1881 m. Allan Flack 1830–1897
      6. 6. Susan Layton 1833–1918 m. John Charlesworth 1816–1900
      7. 7. Adah Layton 1839–1840
      8. 8. Adah Layton 1842–1911 m. Obadiah (William) Fuller 1842–1920
    2. 2. Rebecca Bright 1823–1878 m. George (James) Meadley 1818–1898
      1. 1. Emma Meadley 1847–1926 m. William Davies 1839–1905 m. James Cross 1842–1909 m. John Cusack 1808–1873
        1. 1. Ellen (Meath May) Davis 1886–1961 m. Herbert (Edgar) Hocking 1882–1964
        2. 2. Christina (Eva) Davies 1879–1969 m. Donald (Ross) Cameron 1854–1934
        3. 3. John (George) Davis 1882–1954 m. Ada (Blanche M) Dunsmore 1884–1967
        4. 4. Bridget (Cusack) Meadley 1873–1945 m. Frederick (John) Harris 1855–1939
        5. 5. Mary (Anne Amelia) Cross 1867–1898 m. Frederick (George Nottingham) Palmer –1899
        6. 6. Ann (Cusack) Meadley 1872–1872
        7. 7. John (Bright S Cusack) Meadley 1871–
      2. 2. Mary (Anne) Meadley 1857–1934 m. Richard Ings 1848–1935
        1. 1. George (Leslie) Ings 1893–1977 m. Lillian (Alice) Baker 1896–1935 m. Phyllis (Mary) Collett 1917–2012
      3. 3. Isabella Meadley 1869–1918 m. Benjamin Davies 1852–1916
        1. 1. Benjamin Meadley 1889–1916 m. Elvira Hardie 1893–1972
        2. 2. Alfred (Amos) Roberts 1897–1938 m. Edith (Ellen) Roberts 1897–1986
        3. 3. Thirza (May) Roberts 1899–1948 m. John Ralph 1894–1961
        4. 4. Rose (Isabel) Roberts 1904–1904
        5. 5. Jack (Francis Cyrus) Roberts 1902–1906
        6. 6. Dorothy (Ethel Eileen) Roberts 1907–1908
        7. 7. Revely (Rupert Francis) Roberts 1909–1962 m. Isabel (Grace Cattanach) Webse 1919–2003
        8. 8. Elsie (Edna Violet) Roberts 1912–1989 m. William (Cyril Ray) Breen 1906–1935 m. Andrew (Edward) Davies 1907–1967
        9. 9. Mark (Alfred) Roberts 1891–1937 m. Ethel Grayston 1891–1957
        10. 10. Ruby (Beatrice) Roberts 1893–1965 m. Henry (Thomas) Pearson 1885–1936
      4. 4. Ann (Sarah) Meadley 1855–1877 m. Edward (Benjamin) Dyde 1850–1887
      5. 5. Jane (Bright) Meadley 1845–1913 m. Angus (John) Flanery 1842–1922
      6. 6. Susan (Rebecca) Meadley 1843–1913 m. Charles (Powell) Guest 1851–1932 m. Daniel Eldridge 1840–1918
        1. 1. William Guest 1876–1947 m. Mary (Eliza) Williams 1878–1964
        2. 2. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Eldridge 1862–1946 m. John Smith 1861–1937
        3. 3. George (Daniel) Eldridge 1866–1930 m. Mary (Anne) Allport 1872–1945
        4. 4. Susan (Ellen) Eldridge 1864–1934 m. Thomas (John) Atkinson 1852–1938
      7. 7. Matthew Meadley 1861–1880
      8. 8. Georgina (Elizabeth) Meadley 1859–1944 m. William Emmerton 1853–1923
        1. 1. Esther (May) Emmerton 1881–1954 m. Robert (McFadden) MacKrell 1874–1953
      9. 9. Mark (Cornelius) Meadley 1863–1905 m. Grace Whip 1858–1944
        1. 1. Alice (M) Meadley 1904–
        2. 2. Claude (Robert) Meadley 1892–1908
        3. 3. Elmo (George) Meadley 1894–1964 m. Brenda Mackenzie 1899–1968
        4. 4. Ivan (Harold) Meadley 1896–1907
        5. 5. Ann (Vera Jean) Meadley 1900–1992 m. Reginald (Stanley) Cosier 1899–1977
        6. 6. Mark (A) Meadley 1905–1917
      10. 10. Luke Meadley 1865–1866
      11. 11. Eliza Meadly 1850–1854
      12. 12. John Meadley 1866–1867
    3. 3. William Bright 1801–1804
    4. 4. James (Collins) Bright 1799–1868 m. Judith Pett 1802–1877
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Bright 1838–1937 m. William Sutton 1839–1904
      2. 2. William Bright 1829–1875 m. Maria Watts 1821–1899
      3. 3. Thomas Bright 1836–1868
      4. 4. Amy (Judith) Bright 1841–1910 m. David Runham 1839–1923
        1. 1. Ernest (John) Runham 1869–1949 m. Catherine (Kathleen) Glass 1878–1958 m. Mary (McVicar) McGregor 1871–1901
        2. 2. William (David) Runham 1863–1938 m. Fanny (Elizabeth) Carter 1869–1901 m. Harriett (Alida) Reynolds 1865–1932 m. Alice (Emily) Sibbick 1876–1905
        3. 3. Amy (Jane) Runham 1878–1930 m. Joseph (William) Woodliffe 1875–1955
        4. 4. Beatrice (May) Runham 1883– m. Timothy (Neice) Enright 1878–1937
      5. 5. John Bright 1823–1887 m. Amy Wiltshire 1824–1903
        1. 1. Jane (W) Bright 1855–1941 m. William (Harry A) Parks 1853–1905
      6. 6. Sarah Bright 1827–1870 m. Mark Ward 1829–1904
        1. 1. Arthur Ward 1855–1930 m. Jane Turner 1857–1929
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Sarah) Ward 1864–1949 m. John (Gustave Gurney) Bjorksten 1863–1942
        3. 3. Eliza Ward 1848–1924 m. John Milnes 1834–1920
      7. 7. Joseph Bright 1824–1853 m. Hephzibah Flitton 1817–
      8. 8. James Bright 1832–1925 m. Emma Walters 1833–1915
        1. 1. Mary (Emma) Bright 1858–1947 m. Samuel Nash 1856–1928
    5. 5. Sarah Bright 1826–1829
    6. 6. Robert (Henry) Bright 1813–1875 m. Mary (Ann) Crocker 1814–1880
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Bright 1847–1925 m. Mary (Jane) Jones 1856–1904
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bright 1873–1950 m. Josef (Wilhelm Malkus) Åberg 1863–1932
    7. 7. John Bright 1815–1878 m. Mary Webb 1821–1896
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bright 1845–1924 m. James (Thompson) Bradford 1840–1916
        1. 1. Edith Bradford 1884–1965 m. David Claydon 1876–1945
    8. 8. William Bright 1811–1873 m. Mary (Anne) Flitton 1807–1898
    9. 9. Ann Bright 1808–1846 m. William Pett 1807–1875
      1. 1. Anne (Sarah) Pett 1834–1911 m. Robert (Westnott) Fuller 1833–1924
        1. 1. Harry (George) Fuller 1858–1943 m. Ann Cameron 1865–1947
        2. 2. Emily (Pett) Fuller 1868–1924 m. James (Lachlan McDonald) McIntyre 1864–1916
    10. 10. Susannah Bright 1806–1882 m. Thomas Pett 1798–1882
      1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Pett 1826–1881 m. William Robinson 1822–1851 m. James Carvelly 1833–1888
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Robinson 1847–1914 m. Esther Butler 1851–1882 m. Alice (Jane) Arthurs 1877–1921
    11. 11. Sarah Bright 1818–1819
    12. 12. John Bright 1804–1805
  2. 2. Jacob (James) Bright 1775–1851 m. Martha Wood 1788–1830
    1. 1. Benjamin Bright 1817–1855 m. Rebecca Chapman 1816–
      1. 1. James Bright 1840–1920 m. Elizabeth Holland 1849–1931
        1. 1. William (James) Bright 1875–1971 m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Hansen 1883–1975
  3. 3. Mary (Anne) Bright 1777–1856 m. Charles Nunn 1776–1860
    1. 1. Simon Nunn 1816–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Argent 1831–1921
      1. 1. Emmaline Nunn 1850–1946 m. John Tilyard 1847–1918
        1. 1. Edith (Madeline) Tilyard 1881–1960 m. James (Arthur William) Wing 1879–1959
      2. 2. Henry (Frederick) Nunn 1862–1942
        1. 1. Pearl (May) Nunn 1890–1959
  4. 4. Susanna Bright 1784–1860 m. Simon Nunn 1785–1861
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Nunn 1821–1895 m. Joseph Flitton 1811–1871
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Flitton 1840–1910 m. Thomas Bunn 1835–
        1. 1. Emily (Jane) Bunn 1868–1931 m. John (Frederick Phillips) Hall 1867–1930
  5. 5. Mary Bright 1789– m. Benjamin (Bryant) Bright 1790–1866
    1. 1. Martha Bright 1820–1840 m. Cornell Jarman 1819–1891
      1. 1. Mary Jarman 1839–1906 m. William Jarman 1840–1891 m. Charles Layton 1832–1901
        1. 1. Minnie Jarman 1881–1979 m. Frank (Harvey) Bishop 1882–1949
        2. 2. Harriet Jarman 1870–1945 m. Timothy (James) Layton 1867–1945
    2. 2. John (G) Bright 1811–1881 m. Sarah Webb 1810–1846 m. Ann Cook 1815–1906 m. Susan (Gunther) Dear 1806–1839
      1. 1. Martha Bright 1844–1929 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
        1. 1. William Ritchie 1871–1941 m. Annie (Kate) Jones 1880–1922
        2. 2. Susan Ritchie 1866–1934 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
        3. 3. Annie Ritchie 1864–1894 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
        4. 4. Eliza (Ellen) Ritchie 1873–1958 m. Walter (Horace) Rawson 1873–1951
        5. 5. Mary (Hannah) Ritchie 1866–1919 m. John (Robert) Seedall 1853–1931
      2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Bright 1840–1928 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
        1. 1. Lori (Elizabeth) Ritchie 1859–1953 m. Alfred (John) Stanger 1859–1937
        2. 2. John (James) Ritchie 1857–1924
      3. 3. Jabez Bright 1834–1907
      4. 4. Benjamin (John) Bright 1850–1927 m. Josephine (Wright) Earl 1855–1920
      5. 5. Mary Bright 1842–1906 m. Thomas (Henry) Peek 1839–1911
  6. 6. Martha Bright 1788–1867 m. Thomas (Livermore) Hattley 1788–1879
    1. 1. Charles Hattley 1827–1873 m. Mary (Ann) Pattinson 1832–1864 m. Mary (Ann Laurence) Manning 1832–1922
      1. 1. Sylvia (Mary) Hatley 1860–1931 m. William (James) Strudwick 1857–1915 m. Edward (William Phillip) Wamsley 1851–1927
        1. 1. William (James) Strudwick 1881–1946 m. Elsie (Hilda) Murrell 1886–1977
    2. 2. Caroline Hatley 1825–1919 m. Jonathan Thurlow 1827–1918
      1. 1. Martha (Grace) Thurlow 1852–1923 m. William Wagg 1854–1937
        1. 1. William (Percy) Wagg 1883–1979 m. Mary (Eliza) Holliday 1878–1957

Elizabeth Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1744
6th May 1744
Birth of Elizabeth Mary Benson in Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
1749
3 Sep 1749
Age 5
Elizabeth Mary Benson was baptized in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
1838
Jun 1838
Age 94
Death of Elizabeth Mary Benson in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6th May 1744
    Event Place: Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1749
    Event Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P9212

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1838
    Event Place: Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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