18 Aug 2023
Husband: George Henry Benton
Born: ABT 1835 in Cambridge Census: 1861 in Cambridge (see note 1) Occupation: 1861 Railway Porter Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 2) Occupation: 1871 Railway Examiner Carriages Died: 1879 in Cambridge 1 (see note 3) Father: Mother:
Wife: Emma Lloyd Married: 1859 in Cambridge 1 (see note 4)
Born: ABT 1837 in Trumpington Christened: 7 Jan 1838 in Trumpington (see note 5) Census: 1841 in High Street, Trumpington (see note 6) Census: 1851 in Workhouse Yard, Trumpington (see note 7) Census: 1861 in Cambridge (see note 8) Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 9) Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 10) Occupation: 1891 Needlewoman Census: 1901 in London (see note 11) Father: William Lloyd (1817 - ) Mother: Mary Haggis (1816 - 1893) Notes
M Child 1: George David Benton Born: 9 Feb 1860 in Cambridge 2 Census: 1861 in Cambridge (see note 12) Christened: 21 Apr 1861 in Trumpington (see note 13) Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 14) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 15) Occupation: 1911 Carman Occupation: Horse Van Driver 2 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 2 (see note 16) Died: 1951 in Cambridge 3 (see note 17) Wife: Emily Ann Turner b. ABT 1860 d. 1928 Married: 1880 near Newmarket, Suffolk 1 (see note 18)
M Child 2: Alfred Benton Born: 1861 in Cambridge Census: 1861 in Cambridge (see note 19) Christened: 21 Apr 1861 in Trumpington (see note 20) Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 21) Census: 1891 in London (see note 22) Occupation: 1891 Engine Stripper Census: 1901 in London (see note 23) Occupation: 1901 Bath Attendant Died: 1904 in Essex 1 (see note 24) Wife: Gertrude Agnes Phillips b. ABT 1865 d. 1946 Married: 1889 in London 1 (see note 25)
M Child 3: David Benton Born: ABT 1862 in Cambridge Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 26) Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 27) Occupation: 1891 - 1921 Plasterer Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 28) Resided: 1913 - 1934 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Census: 1921 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 29) Occupation: 1921 Plasterer, employer Mr Cooke, Plasterer Resided: 1935 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Occupation: 1935 Cabinet Maker 5 Died: 1935 Buried: 25 Sep 1935 in Trumpington (see note 30) Wife: Elizabeth Ann Fuller b. ABT 1868 d. 1936 Married: 1885 in Cambridge 1 (see note 31)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) 1939 Register. (3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (4) Electoral Register. (5) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2)
Event Notes Note (1) Age 25, born Cambridge. Railway Porter, with wife Emma and children Note (2) Age 35, born Cambridge. Railway Examiner Carriages, with wife Emma and children Note (3) Dec 1879 Cambridge 3b 323 age 43 Note (4) Dec 1859 Cambridge 3b 1184 Note (5) Jan 7 LORD Emma dau of William & Mary otp lab Note (6) Age 5, with family Note (7) Age 13, born Trumpington, with mother and family Note (8) Age 23, born Trumpington, with husband George Benton and two children Note (9) Age 33, born Trumpington, with husband George Benton and children Note (10) Age 50, born Trumpington, widow with four children. Needlewoman Note (11) Age 61, born Trumpington, widow, with son Charles and his family Note (12) Age 1, born Cambridge, with family Note (13) Apr 21 BENTON George David of George Henry & Emma of Cambridge [[otp]] ry porter Note (14) Age 11, born Cambridge, with family Note (15) Age 51, born Cambridge. Carman, with wife Emily and 7 sons Note (16) Widower Note (17) Mar 1951 Cambridge 4a 373 age 90 Note (18) Dec 1880 Newmarket 3b 1197 Note (19) Age 2 months, born Cambridge, with family Note (20) Apr 21 BENTON Alfred of George Henry & Emma of Cambridge rly porter Note (21) Age 10, born Cambridge, with family Note (22) Age 27, born Cambridge. Engine Stripper, with wife Gertrude A and two sons,also his brother Edward age 19 Note (23) Age 40, born Cambridge. Bath Attendant, with wife Gertrude A and 6 children Note (24) Jun 1904 Romford 4a 212 age 42 Note (25) Mar 1889 Chelsea 1a 457 Note (26) Age 8, born Cambridge, with family Note (27) Age 28, born Cambridge. Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and two children Note (28) Age 48, born Cambridge St Pauls. Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and children Note (29) Age 58, born Cambridge. Plasterer, employer Mr Cooke, Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and two children Note (30) Sep 25 BENTON David of 27 Alpha Terrace 72 Note (31) Dec 1885 Cambridge 3b 1037 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index