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Jane Benson 1546 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 June 1639

Death Location: Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: Benard Benson

Mother: Elizabeth Gilpin

Spouse(s): James Braithwaite

Children(s): Isabel Braithwaite

In 1546, Jane Benson entered the world in Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Benard Benson and Elizabeth Sarah Gilpin. Jane Benson married James Gawen Braithwaite, and had children including Isabel Braithwaite. Jane Benson passed away in 1639 in Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Jane Benson entered the world in Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Benard Benson and Elizabeth Sarah Gilpin.
  • Jane Benson married James Gawen Braithwaite, and had children including Isabel Braithwaite.
  • Jane Benson passed away in 1639 in Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Benson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Benson
1546 – 1639
Birth Place: Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Benard Benson
1525 – 1597
Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Sarah) Gilpin
1526 – 1597
Kentmere, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
William (Partridge Gilpin III (Rn.Henry VII)) (Tudor)
1508 – 1577
Weston, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Washington
1507 – 1576
Hullhede, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edwyn Gilpin
1486 –
Margaret Laton
1489 – 1519
John Washington
1478 – 1528
Margaret Kytson
1479 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Benson's Descendants

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Jane Benson (1546 – 15 June 1639) m. James (Gawen) Braithwaite (ABT 1547 – June 1583)
  1. 1. Isabel Braithwaite (1569 – 15 June 1639) m. Daniel Fleming (1575 – 2 August 1621)
    1. 1. Dorothy Fleming (1605 – 25 MAR 1682) m. Andrew Huddleston (27 Nov 1603 – 24 May 1672)
      1. 1. Mary (Huddleston) Senhouse (20 Sep 1633 – 1667 /1682) m. John Senhouse (1635 – 1694)
        1. 1. John (Humphrey) Senhouse (23 May 1669 – 04 Apr 1738)

Jane Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Jane Benson in Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1639
15 June 1639
Age 93
Death of Jane Benson in Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Rydal and Loughrigg, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1639
    Event Place: Kirkland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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