Isaac BENSON [P32] = Ann BENSON [P33]

Isaac:

Born 1852, Lorton
Christened Sunday 18 April 1852, Low Lorton, Cumbria
Died Sunday 9 September 1923
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria
Occupation: Cobbler and shepherd¹
Occupation2: Husbandman²


Ann:

Alias Ann BENSON
Born 1856, Hayton, Cumbria
Died Friday 18 February 1938
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria

Mary J [P34]

Born 1877, Prospect, Cumbria

William [P35]

Born 1878, Whinfell
Died Wednesday 25 January 1950
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria
Occupation: Horseman on farm, Plumbland³

Betsy [P62]

Born 1879

Sarah Anne [P38]

Born 1881, Whinfell
Occupation: General Servant Domestic⁴

John [P37] = Annie Hewitson LIGHTFOOT [P226] > Family [F25]

John:

Born Friday 21 April 1882, Lorton, Cumbria
Died Tuesday 22 May 1917, Shrewsbury
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria
Occupation: Private in 58th battalion Canadian Infantry⁵


Attestation into 58th Bn, front


Attestation into 58th Bn, back


Annie Hewitson:

Alias Annie H. BENSON
Born Hayton Brow, Westnewton, Cumberland.
Annie Hewetson (Lightfoot) (Porteous) Benson was known to have lived in a red brick home in Los Angeles near the 1936 Olympic Stadium. She was reputed to be a firm but loving mother. She may have been joined in Los Angeles by her brother, John Lightfoot (that aged signature is in the wedding book of one of her grand-daughters).

Jane [P36] = THOMAS [P59] > Family [F18]

Jane:

Alias Jane THOMAS
Born 1883, Low Lorton, Cumbria
Died Saturday 18 February 1950
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria


:

Buried London

Isaac [P40]

Born 1886, Lorton
Occupation: Shoemakers apprentice⁶

Hilda [P18] = Hubert Harold WELLS [P17] > Family [F8]

Hilda:

Alias Hilda WELLS
Born 1898, High Lorton, Cumbria
Died Wednesday 5 February 1941, High Lorton
Buried High Lorton


Hubert Harold:

Born 1895, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Died Sunday 22 November 1964, Maryport, Cumbria
Buried 1964, Low Lorton, Cumbria

Margaret [P93]

Born 1901, Low Lorton, Cumbria
grand daughter

Thomas [P39]

Died an infant
Buried Low Lorton, Cumbria

Address1: Cragg End Whinfell⁷
Address2: Smithy Fold, Lorton. Cumberland⁸
Address3: 13 Castle View, Egremont

1 :
1881
2 :
1901
3 :
1901
4 :
1901 in Cockermouth
5 :
Private 679024
58th.Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.)
6 :
1901 in Lorton
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1881
8 :
1901