Genealogy Chat

JONES, Mary Head Single F 57 1854 Cook At Restaurant Rusholme Manchester VIEW
BENSON, Ada Niece Married
17 years F 38 1873 Waitress At Restaurant Longsight Manchester VIEW
BENSON, Lawrence Nephew Single M 15 1896 Office Boy Chorlton on Medlock Manchester VIEW
HIBBERT, Marrion Eleanor Boarder Single F 25 1886 Carver At Restaurant Everton Liverpool VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
23768 Reference:
RG14PN23768 RG78PN1378B RD464 SD2 ED67 SN91

Registration District:
Chorlton Sub District:
Ardwick Enumeration District:
67 Parish:
South Manchester

Address:
8 Wincombe St Rusholme Manchester

And her birth to go with the census and the birth certificate for your Uncle Frank;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Mar 1876 (>99%)
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Malvern Amelia Isabel Northwich 8a 267

This is most likely the death for Lawrence. he was registered as Lawrence Barrington Benson. .....someone has put a note saying he was christened with the name Hargreaves added;

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Lawrence H B Benson Name: Lawrence H B Benson
Birth Date: abt 1895
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1956
Age at Death: 61
Registration district: Northallerton
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 1b
Page: 633a

If I'm not mistaken, I think from my searches the name Barrington comes into your own ancestry doesn't it Martin?

Kath. x

Thanks Dee and Kath, it is well posible that is the case, its in the right area of the country. both dad and my uncle never talked about the family which is strange as there was theater connections, i was on stage myself at the age of 3, yet it was never talked about.

That's why i did my original post as i thought that mabe coming at it from adifferent angle might yield different results after all there has to be a lot more press cuttings about the different acts that toured back then. it was at that time the TV of the day.

Martin

Thanks Dee and Kath, it could well be that Amelia and Mildred are one and the same and that he was married before either of them and as you say couldn't afford to divorce. That's why if i can find details of the act ;The Forsyths' somwhere else, newspapers etc, they probably had agents to book them their gigs, there would have been organizations that they would have been part of. It's just knowing where to look??

Martin

Yes Kath Barrington Forsyth Benson is my Dad. he apparently changed his name by deed poll sometime between 1948 and 52 to Forsyth-Benson which is how i got my handle. both him and his brother it would seem were given Forsyth as an additional middle name. My Uncle dropped the Benson and his family are all Forsyth.

Martin

Hi Martin,

Did your father marry twice?? Not being nosey but if he did he may have firstly married his cousin... her father Albany Meadows Benson who was Frank Hargreaves Bensons brother.

Dee x

Well done Dee, it came as a shock to me and i guess that i was reluctant to accept it. I had to have a stiff drink when i got the marriage cert. My Mum's side is as bad she got married 4 times and had at least one illigitment child when she was 16 in 1934. no wonder I'm cracking up!!

Martin

Oh Martin,

the things we were never supposed to know and then the Web hits us....... all the secrets come out, don't know if it gives us the answers or just gives us more questions.

Sounds like you've got an interesting family there though.

Dee x

I agree with you Dee, one thing for sure between all of you today you firmed up in my mind a bit more about my fathers side of the family, good or bad! I know there is more to come yet with that same generation.

As this was my first ever post on any forum I am well pleased with the response and can't thank everyone enough for their replies, Thank you all.

I'm off to the pub now for a few beers and a game of darts

Thank you

Martin

Thanks Colin i'll check it out tommorrow

Martin