Elizabeth

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth was born about 1779, in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Benbow, was 28 and her mother, Anne Jones, was 21. She married John Benbow on 23 June 1808, in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Oldswinford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.

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Family Time Line

John Benbow
1777–1839
Elizabeth
1779–
Marriage: 23 June 1808
Eliza Benbow
1809–1816
Mary Ann Benbow
1810–1849
Joseph Benbow
1812–1848
Jane Benbow
1813–1848
Sarah Benbow
1815–
Geo. Edmd Benbow
1817–
Elizabeth Benbow
1818–1851

Sources (28)

  • Elizebeth Benbow in household of Richard Fiddian, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Benbow, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Elizabeth Johns in entry for Thomas Johns, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"

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World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It is recorded in the medieval period, but was made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England ( 1533–1603 ). In the 20th century it again became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( 1900–2002 ), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and after his death in 1952 achieved great public affection as Queen Mother for nearly half a century. Even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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