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James Benson 1798–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 16 Nov 1798

Birth Location: Thorner, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Bef. Sep 1864

Death Location: Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Benson

Mother: Sarah Farrah

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The story of James Benson began in 1798 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England. James Benson passed away in 1864 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benson began in 1798 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England.
  • James Benson passed away in 1864 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England.

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James Benson's Ancestors

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James Benson
1798–1864
Birth Place: Thorner, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Benson
1771–1843
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Farrah
1766–1817
Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Benson
1743–1820
Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth Willas
1746–1828
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
John Farrah
1737–1813
Yorkshire, England
Mary Rawson
1737–
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Benson
1716–
Elizabeth Cattell
1717–1743
Charles Willass
1725–
Walter Farrar
1711–1791
Anne Yates
1712–1794
John Rawson
1709–1784
Elizabeth Fielden
1685–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Benson
1695–1740
Hannah [Benson]
1695–

James Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1798
Abt. 16 Nov 1798
Birth of James Benson in Thorner, Yorkshire, England
Thorner, Yorkshire, England
1864
Bef. Sep 1864
Age 66
Death of James Benson in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England
Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 16 Nov 1798
    Event Place: Thorner, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. Sep 1864
    Event Place: Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

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