18 Aug 2023
Wife: Elizabeth Ann Fuller
Born: ABT 1868 in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire Census: 1881 in Cambridge (see note 1) Occupation: 1881 Domestic Servant Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 2) Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 3) Resided: 1920 - 1934 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Census: 1921 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 4) Resided: 1935 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Died: 1936 Buried: 2 May 1936 in Trumpington (see note 5) Father: John Fuller (1843 - ) Mother: Ann Reed (1846 - )
Husband: David Benton Married: 1885 in Cambridge 2 (see note 6)
Born: ABT 1862 in Cambridge Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 7) Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 8) Occupation: 1891 - 1921 Plasterer Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 9) Resided: 1913 - 1934 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Census: 1921 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 10) Occupation: 1921 Plasterer, employer Mr Cooke, Plasterer Resided: 1935 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Occupation: 1935 Cabinet Maker 3 Died: 1935 Buried: 25 Sep 1935 in Trumpington (see note 11) Father: George Henry Benton (1835 - 1879) Mother: Emma Lloyd (1837 - )
F Child 1: Mabel Lily Benton Also known as: Lily Benton Born: 19 Sep 1886 in Cambridge 4 Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 12) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 13) Resided: 1920 - 1934 at 57 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Census: 1921 at 57 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 14) Resided: 1935 - 1966 at 80 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Member: 1955 - 1963 Trumpington Friendship Club 5 Husband: Cecil James Clarke b. 21 Apr 1877 d. 1956 Married: 1909 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 15)
M Child 2: Bertram Benton Born: 25 Apr 1889 in Cambridge 4 Census: 1891 in Cambridge (see note 16) Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 17) Occupation: 1911 Railway Porter Military: 28 May 1917 - 23 Oct 1919 Bombardier R.G.A. 6 Resided: 1919 - 1923 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Census: 1921 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 18) Occupation: 1921 Checker, G E Railway, Cambridge Resided: 1926 - 1934 at 14 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Resided: 1935 at 33 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 4 Occupation: 1939 Railway Goods Checker 4 Died: 1973 in Cambridge 7 (see note 19) Wife: Gertrude Florence Bond b. 12 Dec 1894 d. 1976 Married: 1923 in Cambridgeshire 7 (see note 20)
M Child 3: Ernest David Benton Born: 22 Sep 1891 in Cambridge 4 Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 21) Occupation: 1911 House Boy Member: 1912 Trumpington Cricket Club 8 Military: 1914 - 1918 Private R A M C, 1 Suffolk Regiment 6 Resided: 1920 - 1934 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Census: 1921 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 22) Occupation: 1921 Cabinet Maker, Papworth Colony, Cambridgeshire Resided: 1935 - 1959 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Occupation: 1935 - 1939 Cabinet Maker 3 Occupation: 1939 - 1947 Postman 4,9 Member: 1947 - 1959 Trumpington Allotment Society 9 Occupation: 1954 Vice-chairman, Trumpington Allotment Society 9 Occupation: 1955 - 1957 President, Trumpington Allotment Society 9 Died: 1959 7 (see note 23) Buried: 1959 in Trumpington Wife: Dora Pratt b. 1 Jul 1897 d. 1967 Married: 10 Oct 1936 in Trumpington (see note 24)
M Child 4: Sidney Frank Benton Born: 7 Jul 1896 in Cambridge 4 Census: 1911 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 25) Occupation: 1911 Gardener Military: 1914 - 1918 10 (see note 26) Resided: 1919 - 1922 at 11a Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 4 Occupation: 1939 Railway Goods Checker 4 Died: 1979 in Cambridge 7 (see note 27) Wife: Mabel Bessie Parfey b. 22 Sep 1898 d. 1983 Married: 1921 in Cambridge 2 (see note 28)
Sources: (1) Electoral Register. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (4) 1939 Register. (5) Trumpington Friendship Club records. (6) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (8) Trumpington Cricket web page. (9) Trumpington Allotment Society records. (10) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 12, born Wimpole, with family. Domestic Servant Note (2) Age 22, born Cambridge, with husband David Benton and children Note (3) Age 42, born Wimpole, with husband David Benton and children Note (4) Age 54, born Wimpole, with husband David Benton and two children Note (5) May 2 BENTON Elizabeth Ann of Alpha Terrace 67 Note (6) Dec 1885 Cambridge 3b 1037 Note (7) Age 8, born Cambridge, with family Note (8) Age 28, born Cambridge. Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and two children Note (9) Age 48, born Cambridge St Pauls. Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and children Note (10) Age 58, born Cambridge. Plasterer, employer Mr Cooke, Plasterer, with wife Elizabeth and two children Note (11) Sep 25 BENTON David of 27 Alpha Terrace 72 Note (12) Age 4, born Cambridge, with family Note (13) Lily Clarke: Age 25, born Cambridge, with husband Cecil Clarke and son Bertram Note (14) Age 34, born St Andrews the Less, married, with son Bertram Note (15) Dec 1909 Chesterton 3b 1075 Note (16) Age 2, born Cambridge, with family Note (17) Age 21, born Cambridge St Pauls, with family. Railway Porter Note (18) Age 32, born Cambridge, with family. Checker, G E Railway, Cambridge Note (19) Jun 1973 Cambridge 4a 719 born 25 Apr 1889 Note (20) Dec 1923 Chesterton 3b 1128 Note (21) Age 19, born Cambridge St Pauls, with family. House Boy Note (22) Age 29, born Cambridge, with family. Cabinet Maker, Papworth Colony, Cambridgeshire Note (23) Dec 1959 Cambridge 4a 542 age 68 Note (24) Oct 10 BENTON Ernest David 45 bac cabinet maker otp son of David plasterer (deceased) PRATT Dora 39 sp [blank] otp dau of Charles [blank] pensioner wits: Mary Ann PRATT, Walter F J UPCHURCH Note (25) Age 15, born Cambridge St Pauls, with family. Gardener (domestic) Note (26) Cambridge Chronicle 25 Oct 1916 p6 has: Trumpington men. Pte. S. Benton, wounded in the left arm, admitted to Brighton Hospital Note (27) Mar 1979 Cambridge 9 0994 born 7 Jul 1896 Note (28) Jun 1921 Cambridge 3b 1068 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index