When Benjamin Housley was born in 1811, in South Normanton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Housley, was 45 and his mother, Rebecca Wass, was 41. He married Charlotte Braddon on 25 September 1833, in South Normanton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He was buried in South Normanton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: habitational name from Housley Hall in Ecclesfield (Yorkshire), from Old English hūs ‘house’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
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