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William Norman Benson 1919–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1919

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 29 Nov 2002

Death Location: Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Benson

Mother: Edith Hambly

Spouse(s): Dorothy Bird

Children(s):

William Norman Benson was born in 1919 in Ontario, Canada, the child of James Benson And Edith Lyall Hambly. In 1921, William Norman Benson resided in 740 Lansdowne Ave, Parkdale Toronto, Parkdale, Ont. William Norman Benson married Dorothy Ellen Bird, and had children including Jim Benson, Patti Benson. William Norman Benson passed away in 2002 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Norman Benson was born in 1919 in Ontario, Canada, the child of James Benson And Edith Lyall Hambly.
  • In 1921, William Norman Benson resided in 740 Lansdowne Ave, Parkdale Toronto, Parkdale, Ont.
  • William Norman Benson married Dorothy Ellen Bird, and had children including Jim Benson, Patti Benson.
  • William Norman Benson passed away in 2002 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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Children(s)

William Benson's Ancestors

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William Benson
1919–2002
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Benson
1891–1972
Amabel, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Edith (Lyall) Hambly
1893–1965
Purple Valley, Albermarie, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William (James) Benson
1863–1915
Pontypool, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Louise) Taylor
1860–1916
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Lauchlin Taylor
1831–1913
Agnes Gemmell
1823–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gemmel
1796–1866
Jannet Duff
1791–1855

William Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1919
11 Dec 1919
Birth of William Norman Benson in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 2
William Norman Benson resided here in 740 Lansdowne Ave, Parkdale Toronto, Parkdale, Ontario, Canada
740 Lansdowne Ave, Parkdale Toronto, Parkdale, Ontario, Canada
2002
29 Nov 2002
Age 83
Death of William Norman Benson in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 740 Lansdowne Ave, Parkdale Toronto, Parkdale, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 79; Census Place: 79, Parkdale, Ontario; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 2002
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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