Brief Life History of Elizabeth Matilda
When Elizabeth Matilda Benham was born on 14 February 1840, in Saint Helier, Jersey, her father, Robert Benham, was 40 and her mother, Esther Elizabeth Barrow, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Elizabeth Matilda Le Monta Benham in household of John Le Monta Benham, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
Parents and Siblings
1799–1865 Male
1803–1873 Female
Siblings (12)
1820–1821 Male
1821– Male
1823–1881 Male
1825– Male
1826– Male
+7 More Children
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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