When Ann Benham was born on 27 September 1846, in Barton Stacey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Benham, was 40 and her mother, Mrs. Jane Benham, was 40. She married Henry Elkins on 26 July 1871, in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
English: habitational name from Beenham, and perhaps also from Marsh Benham and Hoe Benham (all in Berkshire), or from Benhams in Horsham in Sussex.
History: John Benham was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
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