Elizabeth Benson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Benson was born about 1705, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Benson, was 41 and her mother, Anne Lodge, was 31. She married John Wilson in 1724. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

John Wilson
1702–
Elizabeth Benson
1705–
Marriage: 1724
John Wilson
1725–
Sarah Wilson
1732–
James Wilson
1737–
Jeremiah Wilson
1731–
John Wilson
1731–
David Wilson
1743–

Sources (10)

  • Elizabeth Benson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizebth Benson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Elizabeth Benson, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

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World Events (2)

1815

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

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.

English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.

Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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