BENTON family, anyone researching?

[baddeley]

I have a great grandmother named Eliza Benton born 1874 swavesey sister kate and mother mary can you help me with this family

[wozzle]

there  is only 1 birth in cambridgeshire between 1871-1875
that is a eliza roboina benton birth 1873 st.ives(which is the reg dist for swaveley)
she is on the 1881 census RG11/1607/53/9 in cambridgeshire with her mother mary and sister kate
the only one who matches is in durham working as a servant in 1891 RG12/4064/56/16
this one marries in hartlepool in 1895 to a henry smith
she is on the 1901 census in hartlepool with her husband and 2 children martha aged 5 and henry aged 2 RG13/4638/168/32
if you do not have access to these census entries i will post them here
mick

[baddeley]

thank you for the reply yes eliza married henry in durham she also had a daughter mary ann smith who married a mr small they went to live in  york.
There was another daughter but we are unsure of her name she was called lizzey on the 1911 census but we have the name lilian and Elizabeth ?
In 1912 she had my grandmother Robina so you have answered Elizas middle name as we were unsure.
Eliza also had a daughter named Jane.
We cant find Elizas death the husband henry died 1941.
I was told there was a daughter called jenny but i cant find her the family were in durham in 1911.
I think eliza died before Henry as there was no mention of her at all in the family no one knew her name and she was never talked about.
Robina smith 1912 born went into a nunery  and nearly completed the course then for some reason came out and in 1940 she married an Edward Sale in Leeds.
The only census I have is 1911 which i got of find my past with bought credits.
This family moved about quite abit we cant find much information on henry smith elizas husband on the 1911 census it says he was from yarmouth but i cant find much on him.

[wozzle]

according to the 1901 he was born in yarmouth in c 1873 his occ. in 1901 is bricklayer
here is the 1901 census
1901
RG13/4638/168/32
henry smith age 28. b. yarmouth. occ. bricklayer. head
eliza age 29. b. cambridge. wife
martha age 5. b. hartlepool. daughter
henry age 2. b. ditto. son
living at;sat.pauls,west hartlepool,durham

[wozzle]

this seems to be the only henry that matches and he is living in durham in 1891
1891
RG12/4124/13/19
mary ann smith age 51. b. great yarmouth. head(wid)
george.c.smith age 27. b. ditto. occ. cooper. son
thomas smith age 23. b. ditto. occ. wire rope labourer. son
william.c.smith age 21. b. ditto. occ. labourer. son
henry.j.smith age 19. b. ditto. occ. wire rope apprentice. son
james butter age 34. b. ditto. occ. chemical labourer.(other relative). (marr)
living at;barmston,durham
reg.dist;chester le street

[wozzle]

will continue on tomorrow
mick

[baddeley]

henry j smith we do not think he is our henry, we have found another henry in 1871 mother mary ann dad william. henry born 1870 yarmouth sister maria 1858 brother james 1866 then there is a georg hannah smith 1860.
henry had a middle name of william on  his childrens birth certificate and childrens marriage certificates.
willian smith the dad we think was born 1833/5 gorleston.
mary ann the mum was born 1837 gorleston suffolk.
thanks for reply.

[wozzle]

1871
RG10/1788/106/34
william smith age 36. b. gorleston. occ. labourer. head
mary ann age 34. b. ditto. wife
maria smith age 13. b. yarmouth. daughter
georganna age 11. b. ditto. daughter
james age 5. b. ditto. son
henry age 1. b. ditto. son
living at;great yarmouth,norfolk

the best thing to do would be to get henrys marriage cert
this would give you his fathers name and occ

[wozzle]

1861
RG9/1189/92/9
william smith age 28. b. gorleston. occ. labourer. head
mary ann age 24. b. ditto. wife
maria age 3. b. ditto. daughter
georganna age 3mnths. b. ditto. daughter
eliza tyrell age 9. b. ditto. visitor
living at;high street,gorleston,suffolk
reg.dist; mutford

marriage index
name; william smith
y.o.r. 1858
qtr; jul/aug/sept
dist; mutford
vol; 4a
page; 1029
on the same page mary ann tyrell,mary ann chapman
i would imagine it was mary ann tyrell he marries
as there is a eliza tyrell visiting in 1861