Thomas Benbow (1829)

Thomas Benbow was the son of Richard Benbow & Ann Pugh and was christened 14 Mar 1829.
He joins the army, marries Alice, adopts William Huff and and retires to London as can be seen on the 1871 census:


and the 1881 census:


and the 1891 census where they are living three houses away from William and Emma Way (Nee Benbow - his youngest sister):


Thomas and Alice retire to the Isle of Wight according to the 1901 census:


On the next page his niece Rose Benbow (1886) is staying!

Thomas died in 1909:


His wife Alice died in 1914:

Thomas Benbow (1777)

Thomas Benbow was christened in Martley, Worcestershire on 9th Feb 1777. He joined the Coldstream Guards on 21st Feb 1798:

From his service record, he served as a Private for 8 years, he was promoted to a Corporal (3 years) and Serjeant (10 years).

Near the end of his military career he was involved in a court case (see column three after Westminster sessions):


He then appears in London, with his wife Mary on the 1841 & 1851 census:



and dies in 1854:

Kezia Benbow (1901)

Kezia Benbow (1901) was born in West Bromwich to Emma Benbow:

She then appears on the 1911 census, adopted by James and Harriet Smart.


James Smart married Harriet Maria Lawrence on 22 July 1879, but her father's surname was Goodrum.


Harriet was previously married to William Lawrence.

Harriet Goodrum was the daughter of George Goodrum and Hannah Felmingham:


Harriet had a brother called William Robert Goodrum:



William Goodrum married Susanna Scott on 15th July 1872:


Susanna Scott was the daughter of John Scott and Ann Hall:


Susanna Scott had a sister called Anna Maria Scott:

Anna Maria Scott married James Benbow on 12 August 1877:



This was the second time James Benbow was married. He married Hannah Rawlins on 16th Sep 1864:
They had two children, the eldest was Emma Benbow (1871):


Who was the mother of Kezia Benbow (1901)!

Benbow - Huff Line

Elizabeth Benbow (1869) was the daughter of Richard Benbow and Kezia Steel.


She married William Frederick Huff in 1890:

William Frederick Huff was the adopted son of Thomas Benbow (1829), Elizabeth's uncle.

They had two children, Daisy Ellen Maud Huff (1891) and Howard William Benbow Huff (1894):


Howard William Benbow Huff (1894) married Lillian Constance Wallis in 1921:


Daisy Ellen Maud Huff (1891) married Harry William Hollier in 1915.

Here is the family tree:

Californian Branch of the Family

Sarah Jane Benbow (1867) was the daughter of Richard Benbow and Kezia Steel.


She married Thomas Savory in 1890:


They had three children Alice Savory (1891), Ernest Savory (1894) and Gladys Savory (1896):

However Thomas Savory died in 1904, and the rest of the family emmigrated to California:


Sarah Benbow/Savory married again to Walter B Earles.

Christening Dates for the Children of Richard Benbow and Ann Pugh in the Parish of Hallow

	Christening
William Benbow	3 Feb 1828
Thomas Benbow	14 Mar 1829
Richard Benbow	26 Oct 1831
John Benbow	23 Jan 1833
Sarah Benbow	1 May 1835
Elizabeth Benbow	18 Jun 1837
Hannah Benbow	14 Apr 1839
Richard Benbow	12 Jul 1840
Joseph Benbow
James Benbow
Emma Benbow

Christening Dates for the Children of Thomas Benbow and Sarah in the Parish of Martley

	Christening
Thomas Benbow	9 Feb 1777
Hannah Benbow	26 Dec 1779
Sarah Benbow	4 Jun 1782
Elizabeth Benbow	1 Feb 1789
Richard Benbow	26 Dec 1790
Joseph Benbow	22 Jun 1797

Marriage Certificate for Emma Benbow (1849) to William Way

Birth Certificate for Emma Benbow (1849)

Death Certificate for James Benbow (1884)

Marriage Certificate for James Benbow (1844) to Anna Maria Scott

Marriage Certificate for James Benbow (1844) to Hannah Rawlins

Birth Certificate for James Benbow (1844)

Marriage Certificate for Joseph Benbow (1842)

Birth Certificate for Joseph Benbow (1842)

Death Certificate for Thomas Benbow (1884)

Marriage Certificate for Thomas Benbow (1884) and Pollie Copper

Birth Certificate of Thomas Benbow (1884)

Death Certificate for Richard Benbow (1790)

Death Certificate for Richard Benbow (1840)

Marriage Certificate for Richard Benbow (1840) and Kezia Steel

Birth Certificate of Richard Benbow (1840)

Family Tree of Joseph Benbow (1797) & Maria Mitchell