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James Benson 1909–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1909

Birth Location: Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 27 Apr 1940

Death Location: England

Father: James Sr

Mother: Rose Hodgson

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The story of James Benson began in 1909 in Hother, Lancashire, England Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England. In 1911, James Benson resided in Lower Holker and Upper Holker, Lancashire, England. James Benson/ passed away in 1940 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benson began in 1909 in Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1911, James Benson resided in Lower Holker and Upper Holker, Lancashire, England.
  • James Benson passed away in 1940 in England.

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James Benson's Ancestors

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James Benson
1909–1940
Birth Place: Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Parents
James Harvey Benson I, Sr
1881–1962
Cork in Cartmel, Lancashire, England / West Derby, Lancashire, England / Liverpool, Everton, Lancashire, England
Rose (Browne) Hodgson
1887–1967
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (James Robert) Benson
1860–1913
Ulverston, Lancashire, England / Cartmell, Lancashire, England
Eleanor (Ann Susan Crowe Hartley) Meagher
1858–1926
Leece in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
George Browne
1844–1914
Ballinamore, Leitrim, Ireland
Eileen ((Ellen)) Maloney
1850–1901
Wood of Allen, Co Kildare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Martin Benson
1850–
Dinah Holmes
1853–1903
James Maloney
1816–1893
Bridget Maloney
1822–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Holmes
1826–1887
Sarah Nicholson
1826–1895

James Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1909
26 May 1909
Birth of James Benson in Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England
1911
1911
Age 2
James Benson resided here in Lower Holker and Upper Holker, Lancashire, England
Lower Holker and Upper Holker, Lancashire, England
1940
27 Apr 1940
Age 31
Death of James Benson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1909
    Event Place: Hother, Lancashire, England / Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lower Holker and Upper Holker, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1940
    Record Source: UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947

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